khaf-spol-pamutaya

coronary bypass

Pronunciation

xɐfspolpɐmutɐjɐ

Sound out khaf-spol-pamutaya letter by letter:

• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• fff as in 'far'
• sss as in 'sun'
• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• ooo as in 'go'
• lll as in 'love'
• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• mmm as in 'man'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• yjy as in 'yes'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

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