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thoracotomy

noun
tho路​ra路​cot路​o路​my | \ 藢th券r-蓹-藞k盲-t蓹-m膿 How to pronounce thoracotomy (audio) \
plural thoracotomies

Definition of thoracotomy

: surgical incision of the chest wall

Examples of thoracotomy in a Sentence

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 Reduction of patients having lung surgery requiring a thoracotomy to around 50 percent versus a nationwide percentage of around 90 percent. — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Leading through expertise, innovation: TriHealth performs 15,000th robotic-assisted surgery," 24 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of thoracotomy

circa 1857, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for thoracotomy

Latin thorac-, thorax + International Scientific Vocabulary -tomy

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thoracotomy

noun
tho路​ra路​cot路​o路​my | \ 藢th艒r-蓹-藞k盲t-蓹-m膿, 藢th券r- How to pronounce thoracotomy (audio) \
plural thoracotomies

Medical Definition of thoracotomy

: surgical incision of the chest wall

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