thoracotomynoun [ C or U ]
uk/θɔː.rəˈkɒt.ə.mi/us/ˌθɔːr.əˈkɑːt̬.ə.mi/specializeda cut into the wall of the chest done as part of an operation, or the process of doing this
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Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputate
- anaesthesiology
- anastomose
- anesthesiology
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- frontal lobotomy
- implant
- keyhole surgery
- laminectomy
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nose job
- transplant
- tuck
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