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Valvulotomy vs Valvulotome - What's the difference?

valvulotomy | valvulotome |

As nouns the difference between valvulotomy and valvulotome

is that valvulotomy is a valvotomy: an incision to relieve stenosis of a valve, especially in the heart while valvulotome is a medical device used to destroy the venous valves, especially in the GSV, to allow for arterial flow.

valvulotomy

English

Noun

(valvulotomies)
  • A valvotomy: an incision to relieve stenosis of a valve, especially in the heart
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    • , passage=A few days after Bailey's success, on June 16, in Boston, Dr. Dwight Harken successfully performed his first valvulotomy for mitral stenosis.}}

    valvulotome

    English

    (wikipedia valvulotome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A medical device used to destroy the venous valves, especially in the GSV, to allow for arterial flow.