| cardiopericardiopexy | An operation to increase the blood supply to the myocardium; sterile magnesium silicate (a form of talc) is spread within the pericardial sac or the sac is mechanically abraded to cause an adhesive pericarditis and an increase in blood supply to develop through the stimulation of interarterial coronary anastomoses and pericardial collaterals. Origin: cardio-+ pericardium, + G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
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