pericardiectomy
pericardiectomy (pericardectomy) (pe-ri-kar-di-ek-tŏmi) n. surgical removal of the pericardium. It is used in the treatment of chronic constrictive pericarditis and chronic pericardial effusion (see pericarditis).
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