| 单词 | thoracostomies |
| 释义 | thoraco- /thō-rə-kō-, -kə-, -ko- or thö-/, or thorac- /-rəs-, -rək-/combining formDenoting thorax ORIGIN: Gr thōrāx, -ākos breastplate, chest thoracentesis or thoracocentesis /-sen-tēˈsis/ noun (Gr kentēsis, from kentein to prick) surgery performed to draw off fluid from the pleural cavity, usu using a hollow needle inserted through the wall of the chest thoˈracoplasty noun (Gr plassein to form) surgery to collapse a diseased lung by removing selected portions of the ribs thoˈracoscope noun An instrument for examining the pleura covering the lung and the chest wall thoracosˈtomy noun (see -stomy) the construction of an artificial opening in the chest, usu to draw off fluid or release a build-up of air thoracotˈomy noun (see -tomy) an incision into the wall of the chest, for drawing pus from the pleural cavity or lung |
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