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Noun: thoracotomy  ,tho-ru'kó-tu-mee
  1. Surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity

Derived forms: thoracotomies

Type of: incision, section, surgical incision

Encyclopedia: Thoracotomy

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