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 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tho`ra*cot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, thorax + ? to cut.]
(Surg.)
The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | surgery to view the lung (that may be used to confirm cancer), or for chest trauma (to detect the source of bleeding). |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Thoracotomy is surgery involving cutting open the chest wall. |
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