valvulotomy

English

Etymology

From valvulo- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

valvulotomy (plural valvulotomies)

1. A valvotomy: an incision to relieve stenosis of a valve, especially in the heart
   • 2008, Jeffrey A. Norton et al., Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, page 1472:

     A few days after Bailey's success, on June 16, in Boston, Dr. Dwight Harken successfully performed his first valvulotomy for mitral stenosis.