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thoracotomy definition

tho·ra·coto·my (t̸hôr′ə kät′ə mē)

noun pl. thoracotomies -·mies

surgical incision into the thorax

Etymology: thoraco- + -tomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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