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thoracic vertebra |
thoracica |
thoracocentesis |
thoracoepigastric vein |
thoracometer |
thoracoplasty
| thoracostraca
| thoracotomy
| thoral
| thorax
| thorazine
thoracoplasty
CIDE DICTIONARY
thoracoplasty, n. [Thorax + plasty.].
A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema. [1913 Webster]
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