thoracectomy

thoracectomy
n. surgery for removing a rib (or part of a rib)

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  • thoracectomy — tho·ra·cec·to·my (thor″ə sekґtə me) [thorac + ectomy] thoracotomy with resection of a portion of a rib …   Medical dictionary

  • costectomy — /ko stek teuh mee, kaw /, n., pl. costectomies. Surg. excision of part or all of a rib. Also called thoracectomy. [COST + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • θωρακεκτομή — ή ιατρ. αφαίρεση μεγάλου αριθμού πλευρών, η οποία εφαρμόζεται σε περίπτωση πνευμονικής φυματίωσης ή παλαιάς πυώδους πλευρίτιδας. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. thoracectomy < thorac (πρβλ. θώραξ) + ec tomy (πρβλ. εκτομή)] …   Dictionary of Greek

  • costectomy — /ko stek teuh mee, kaw /, n., pl. costectomies. Surg. excision of part or all of a rib. Also called thoracectomy. [COST + ECTOMY] …   Useful english dictionary

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