There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
THORACOTOMY
thoracotomy
(noun) surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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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