costotransversectomy
noun
cos·to·trans·ver·sec·to·my
| \ -ˌtran(t)s-(ˌ)vər-ˈsek-tə-mē, -ˌtranz-
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plural costotransversectomies
Medical Definition of costotransversectomy
: surgical excision of part of a rib and the transverse process of the adjoining vertebra