- cardiothoracic
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adjective
Date: 1962
relating to, involving, or specializing in the heart and chest <cardiothoracic surgery>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cardiothoracic
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cardiothoracic — car·di·o·tho·rac·ic (kär dē ō thə răsʹĭk) adj. Of or relating to the heart and the chest. * * * … Universalium
cardiothoracic — adjective Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest … Wiktionary
cardiothoracic — adjective Medicine relating to the heart and chest or lungs … English new terms dictionary
cardiothoracic — car·dio·thoracic … English syllables
