HyperDic: thoracotomy

English > 1 sense of the word thoracotomy:
NOUNactthoracotomysurgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity
English > thoracotomy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningsurgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity.
Broaderincision, section, surgical incisionThe cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Spanishtaracotomía, toracotomía

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