aortotomy

English

Etymology

From aorto- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

aortotomy (plural aortotomies)

1. (surgery) incision into the aorta
   • 2015 August 1, Tomasz Plonek et al., “Biomechanical analysis of wrapping of the moderately dilated ascending aorta”, in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     The patient did not require replacement of the wrapped portion of the aorta as there were no signs of aortic dissection, and the surgeon did not encounter problems when closing the aortotomy.