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.
n. pl. auÂ·ras or auÂ·rae (Ã´râ²Ä) 1  1. An invisible emanation or field of energy believed to radiate from a person or object. 2  2. A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; an atmosphere: An aura of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters.