Aortotomy

/eɪˌɔːrˈtɒtəmi/ noun

Definition

A surgical incision made into the aorta, typically performed to access the vessel for repair, treatment, or diagnosis.

Etymology

From Greek 'aorta' (the main artery) plus 'tomia' (cutting or incision). This surgical term developed alongside modern cardiovascular surgery as techniques for accessing and operating on the aorta became standardized.

Kelly Says

An aortotomy is one of surgery's most high-stakes procedures—opening the body's highest-pressure vessel requires meticulous precision and perfect timing to prevent catastrophic bleeding while still allowing the surgeon to work.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርትራ ክፍት
a-r-tra k-f-t
ARالعربية
جراحة الأورطة
jarāḥat al-aurta
BNবাংলা
আর্টেরিটোমি
a-r-te-ri-to-mee
CACatalà
aortotomia
a-or-to-to-mee-ah
CSČeština
aortální tomie
a-or-ta-l-ni tom-ee-eh
DADansk
aortatomi
a-or-ta-to-mee
DEDeutsch
Aortentomie
a-o-ren-to-mee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
αορτοτομή
a-or-to-to-mee
ESEspañol
aortotomía
a-or-to-to-mee-ah
FAفارسی
آئورتومی
a-or-to-mee
FISuomi
aortattomia
a-or-ta-to-mee-ah
FRFrançais
aortotomie
a-or-to-to-mee
GUGU
આર્ટરીટોમી
a-ar-te-ri-to-mee
HAHA
aorta tomi
a-or-ta to-mee
HEעברית
פתיחת主动脉
fatihat ha-davam-ma-ach
HIहिन्दी
आर्टेरोटॉमी
a-ar-te-ro-to-mee
HUMagyar
aortatomio
a-or-ta-to-mee-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
aortotomi
a-or-to-to-mee
IGIG
aortotomy
a-or-to-to-mee
ITItaliano
aortotomia
a-or-to-to-mee-ah
JA日本語
大動脈切開術
dai-dou-muku-ket-kai-jutsu
KKKK
аортотомия
a-or-to-to-mee-ya
KMKM
ការបោះបង់ស្រូវ
kar-boh-bahng-sro-uv
KO한국어
대동맥 절개술
dae-dong-maek jeol-gae-sul
MRMR
आर्टेरोटॉमी
a-ar-te-ro-to-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
aortotomi
a-or-to-to-mee
MYမြန်မာ
အော့တိုတိုမီ
a-ot-to-to-mee
NLNederlands
aortotomie
a-or-to-to-mee
NONorsk
aortatomi
a-or-ta-to-mee
PAPA
ਆਰਟेरੋટੋਮી
a-ar-te-ro-to-mee
PLPolski
otwór aorty
ot-vór a-or-ty
PTPortuguês
aortotomia
a-or-to-to-mee-ah
RORomână
aortotomie
a-or-to-to-mee-ah
RUРусский
аортотомия
a-or-to-to-mee-ya
SVSvenska
aortatömmning
a-or-ta-to-m-ning
SWKiswahili
aortotomy
a-or-to-to-mee
TAதமிழ்
தொகுதி வெட்டு
to-ku-thi vet-tu
TEతెలుగు
ఎండు మాట
en-du ma-ta
THไทย
ผ่าตัดหลอดเลือดแดงใหญ่
pha-tat-lod-led-daeng-yai
TLTL
aortotomy
a-or-to-to-mee
TRTürkçe
aortatomi
a-or-to-to-mee
UKУкраїнська
аортотомія
a-or-to-to-mee-ya
URاردو
آئورتومی
a-or-to-mee
VITiếng Việt
mổ động mạch chủ
mo dong mach chu
YOYO
aortotomy
a-or-to-to-mee
ZH中文
主动脉切开术
zhǔ dòng mài qiē kāi shù
ZUZU
aortotomy
a-or-to-to-mee

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