1. (noun) heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired

• cabg
• coronary artery bypass graft
• coronary bypass
• coronary bypass surgery

1. (noun) heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired

• heart surgery