cavopulmonary anastomosis
ca·vo·pul·mo·nar·y a·nas·to·mo·sis
a means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava.
Synonym(s): cavopulmonary shunt, Glenn shunt
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ca·vo·pul·mo·nar·y an·as·to·mo·sis
(kā-vō-pul'mŏ-nār-ē ă-nas'tŏ-mō'sis)A means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava.
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