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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In surgery, operation for the division of any valve, and specifically for division of the rectal valves.

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  1. n. surgery An incision into a narrowed valve of the heart, in order to restore the proper flow of blood

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction

Etymologies

  1. valve +‎ -otomy (Wiktionary)

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  • “Surgeons use a procedure called valvotomy to separate fused leaflets in the valve.”

    Pulmonary Stenosis

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  1. incision
  1. surgical incision
  1. section

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