Medical Definition of Cardiolysis

1. An obsolete operation for breaking up the adhesions in chronic mediastinopericarditis; access is gained by resection of a portion of the sternum and the corresponding costal cartilages. Origin: cardio-+ G. Lysis, loosening (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardiolysis

cardioids
cardioinhibitory
cardiokinetic
cardiokymogram
cardiokymograph
cardiokymography
cardiolipin
cardiolipin synthetase
cardiolipins
cardiologic
cardiological
cardiologies
cardiologist
cardiologists
cardiology
cardiolysis (current term)
cardiomalacia
cardiomegalies
cardiomegaly
cardiometabolic
cardiometry
cardiomotility
cardiomuscular
cardiomyoblast
cardiomyocyte
cardiomyocytes
cardiomyocytic
cardiomyogenesis
cardiomyogenic
cardiomyoliposis

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