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postcommissurotomy syndrome

postcommissurotomy syndrome definition - medical

post·com·mis·sur·ot·o·my syndrome (pōst-kŏmˌə-sho͝o-rŏtˈə-mē, -so͝o-)

noun
A syndrome of uncertain cause appearing within a few weeks after an operation on a cardiac valve, characterized by fever, chest pain, pericardial rub or effusion, and pleural rub or effusion.

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