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Thoracotomy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Surgical incision of the chest wall.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In surgery, the operation of free incision through the thoracic walls. Compare thoracentesis.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity

Word Usage

"In this operation, known as a thoracotomy, an incision was made between a pair of Clinton’s ribs, and doctors spread them apart to make room for the insertion of surgical instruments that peeled off tissue surrounding the scar tissue and then the hard, rubbery rind."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

incision surgical incision section

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