- thoracectomy
- tho·ra·cec·to·my (thor″ə-sekґtə-me) [thorac- + -ectomy] thoracotomy with resection of a portion of a rib.
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thoracectomy
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thoracectomy — n. surgery for removing a rib (or part of a rib) … English contemporary dictionary
costectomy — /ko stek teuh mee, kaw /, n., pl. costectomies. Surg. excision of part or all of a rib. Also called thoracectomy. [COST + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
θωρακεκτομή — ή ιατρ. αφαίρεση μεγάλου αριθμού πλευρών, η οποία εφαρμόζεται σε περίπτωση πνευμονικής φυματίωσης ή παλαιάς πυώδους πλευρίτιδας. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. thoracectomy < thorac (πρβλ. θώραξ) + ec tomy (πρβλ. εκτομή)] … Dictionary of Greek
costectomy — /ko stek teuh mee, kaw /, n., pl. costectomies. Surg. excision of part or all of a rib. Also called thoracectomy. [COST + ECTOMY] … Useful english dictionary
