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sternotomy

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sternotomy /ster·not·o·my/ (ster-not´ah-me) the operation of cutting through the sternum.
ster·not·o·my (str-nt-m)
n.
An incision into or through the sternum.

sternotomy
incision of the sternum as an approach for a thoracotomy. The incision may be median, through the midline, or transverse, most commonly as an extension of an intercostal thoracotomy incision, across the sternum and up the other side.

sternotomy
Surgery The midline vertical splitting of the sternum before thoracic surgery–eg, for CABG, heart valve replacement, etc, in thoracic cavity


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