thoracotomy
(noun) surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thoracotomy (plural thoracotomies)
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Tho`ra*cot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Surg.)
Definition: The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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