thoracoplasty

tho·ra·co·plas·ty

 (thôr′ə-kō-plăs′tē)

n. pl. tho·ra·co·plas·ties

Surgical removal of part of the ribs to allow inward retraction of the chest wall and collapse of a diseased lung.

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[Latin thōrāx, thōrāc-, thorax; see thorax + -plasty.]

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thoracoplasty

(ˈθɔːrəkəʊˌplæstɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. (Surgery) plastic surgery of the thorax

2. (Surgery) surgical removal of several ribs or a part of them to permit the collapse of a diseased lung, used in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchiectasis

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Translations

tho·ra·co·plas·ty

n. toracoplastia, cirugía plástica del tórax por medio de excisión de costillas para provocar la caída de un pulmón afectado.

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