释义 |
tho·ra·co·plas·ty \ˈthōrəkōˌplastē, ˈthȯr-\ noun (-es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thorac- + -plasty : the surgical operation of removing or resecting one or more ribs so as to obliterate the pleural space and collapse a diseased lung (as to accomplish immobilization) — compare collapse therapy |