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pleurotomy
pleurotomy n. 
/plᵿˈrɒtəmi/, /plɔːˈrɒtəmi/,
Brit. /plʊəˈrɒtəmi/
, /plʊəˈrɒtəmi//plᵿˈrɒtəmi//plɔːˈrɒtəmi/U.S. /plʊˈrɑdəmi/
[perhaps after French pleurotomie (1876)] surgical incision into the pleura./plʊˈrɑdəmi/ΚΠ
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 354/1 * Pleurotomy, incision of the pleura.
1893 Lancet 29 Apr. 1001 In the treatment for empyema he..considered pleurotomy of more therapeutic value than paracentesis in children.
1934 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 26 236 In comparison to other methods the therapeutic result of the pleurotomy with subsequent drainage is especially favorable in very young children.
1987 Jrnl. Pediatric Surg. 22 34 The operation for all 31 patients consisted of multiple linear pleurotomies to lyse blebs.
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