Recovering After Open Heart Surgery: Speaking to the Heart of the. Family. The total family constellation-- the patient, spouse, children, and significant. others-- can be significantly affected by cardiac surgery.
The noun ATMOSPHERE has 6 senses: 1. a particular environment or surrounding influence. 2. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade. 3. the mass of air surrounding the Earth.
See also troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere. 2. the air or climate in a particular place: the atmosphere was thick with smoke. 3. a general pervasive feeling or mood: an atmosphere of elation. 4. (Art Terms) the prevailing tone or mood of a novel, symphony, painting, or other work of art. 5. a special mood or character associated with a place. 6. (Chemistry) any local gaseous environment or medium: an inert atmosphere.