sternotomy

English

Etymology

From sterno- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

sternotomy (plural sternotomies)

1. (surgery) An incision into the sternum.

Derived terms

• hemisternotomy
• laparosternotomy
• poststernotomy
• resternotomy
• sternotomize

Translations

incision

• Finnish: sternotomia, rintalastan avausleikkaus
• German: Sternotomie (de) f
• Italian: sternotomia (it) f
• Spanish: esternotomía f
• Turkish: sternotomi