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单词 thoracoplasty
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thoracoplasty

[ thawr-uh-koh-plas-tee, thohr- ]
/ ˈθɔr ə koʊˌplæs ti, ˈθoʊr- /

noun, plural tho·ra·co·plas·ties.Surgery.

the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Origin of thoracoplasty

First recorded in 1885–90; thoraco- + -plasty

Words nearby thoracoplasty

thoracolumbar fascia, thoracolysis, thoracometer, thoracomyodynia, thoracopathy, thoracoplasty, thoracoschisis, thoracoscope, thoracoscopy, thoracostenosis, thoracostomy
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British Dictionary definitions for thoracoplasty

thoracoplasty
/ (ˈθɔːrəkəʊˌplæstɪ) /

noun plural -ties

plastic surgery of the thorax
surgical removal of several ribs or a part of them to permit the collapse of a diseased lung, used in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchiectasis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for thoracoplasty

thoracoplasty
[ thôrə-kō-plăs′tē ]

n.

Reparative or plastic surgery performed on the thorax.
Conventional thoracoplasty.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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