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Definition of Thoracotomy
1. Noun. Surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity.
Definition of Thoracotomy
1. n. The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.
Definition of Thoracotomy
1. Noun. (surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus. ¹
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Definition of Thoracotomy
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Medical Definition of Thoracotomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Thoracotomy
Literary usage of Thoracotomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preparatory and After Treatment in Operative Cases by Herman A. Haubold (1910)
"thoracotomy The special preparation for thoracotomy should take cognizance of
the fact that narcotics have a depressing influence upon respiration, ..."
2. Emergency Surgery by John William Sluss (1915)
"CHAPTER II URGENT thoracotomy. REPAIR OF INJURY TO THE LUNGS. ... URGENT thoracotomy
The technic of this operation ..."
3. Regional Anesthesia; Its Technic and Clinical Application by Gaston Labat (1922)
"thoracotomy If thte operation involves only one rib, paravertebral dorsal
block (page 214) is made of four thoracic nerves, of which two supply the ..."
4. Atlas and Epitome of Operative Surgery by Otto Zuckerkandl (1898)
"Fluid can thus be evacuated by negative pressure when it would fail to flow
spontaneously from the pressure within the pleural cavity. thoracotomy, opening ..."
5. Atlas and Epitome of Operative Surgery by Otto Zuckerkandl (1902)
"Paracentesis Thoracis, thoracotomy. — The thorax is opened by puncture or by
incision when the presence of accumulations of fluid in the pleural cavity ..."
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