CABG

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  CABG
       n : open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a
           section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to
           the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the
           coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
           [syn: {coronary bypass}, {coronary bypass surgery}, {coronary


           artery bypass graft}]