closed-heart surgery

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

closed-heart surgery is a valid 20-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3L1O1S1E1D2-0H4E1A1R1T1S1U1R1G2E1R1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does closed-heart surgery mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened).