noun
antegrade cardioplegia
Medical term for a technique used in cardiac surgery to protect the heart muscle by delivering a cardioplegic solution in the normal direction of blood flow.
順行性心筋保護は心臓手術でよく用いられる方法です。
Antegrade cardioplegia is a method often used in cardiac surgery.
Compound of 順行性 (antegrade) + 心筋 (myocardium) + 保護 (protection). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.