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Definition of 'bypass operation'

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bypass operation in British

(ˈbaɪˌpɑːs ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən)
noun
an operation involving redirection of blood flow, either to avoid a diseased blood vessel or in order to perform heart surgery
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Example sentences containing 'bypass operation'

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The party chairman was seriously ill after a heart bypass operation when he signed them. Times, Sunday Times (2006)Recently he had a heart bypass operation. Times, Sunday Times (2008)And all of this despite having a heart bypass operation six years ago following a heart attack. The Sun (2009)But his father will have to watch the race from his hospital bed following a heart bypass operation. The Sun (2010)He slowed down after a serious heart attack in 1994 and a subsequent heart bypass operation. Times, Sunday Times (2009)For example, we can measure how many heart bypass operations a consultant performs each month. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Maybe one day my arteries will become clogged up and I will need a heart bypass operation. The Sun (2010)A quadruple heart bypass operation followed, leaving the scar. Times, Sunday Times (2012)He underwent a life-saving triple heart bypass operation in 2009 but appeared to make a full recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2013)He suffered a heart attack in February 1991 and underwent a heart bypass operation. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The grandmother, who underwent a heart bypass operation four years ago, has been told that she will be in a wheelchair for six to eight weeks. Times, Sunday Times (2016)

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