De Bakey

Definitions of De Bakey
  1. noun
    United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)
    synonyms: Michael Ellis De Bakey
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    operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon
    a physician who specializes in surgery
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