The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
thoracoplasty — /thawr euh koh plas tee, thohr /, n., pl. thoracoplasties. Surg. the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis. [1885 90;… … Universalium
thoracoplasty — noun Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs … Wiktionary
thoracoplasty — An operation that reduces intrathoracic space by removal of portions of the rigid chest wall. [thoraco + G. plastos, formed] conventional t. resection of ribs to allow inward retraction of the chest wall to reduce size of the pleural … Medical dictionary
thoracoplasty — n. surgery performed on the thorax … English contemporary dictionary
thoracoplasty — tho·ra·co·plas·ty … English syllables
thoracoplasty — n. a former treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis involving surgical removal of parts of the ribs, thus allowing the chest wall to fall in and collapse the affected lung … The new mediacal dictionary
thoracoplasty — /ˈθɔrəkoʊˌplæsti/ (say thawruhkoh.plastee) noun (plural thoracoplasties) the operation of removal of selected portions of the bony chest wall (ribs) to compress part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of …
thoracoplasty — ˈthōrəkōˌplastē, ˈthȯr noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thorac + plasty : the surgical operation of removing or resecting one or more ribs so as to obliterate the pleural space and collapse a diseased lung (as to… … Useful english dictionary
costoversion thoracoplasty — thoracoplasty in which several ribs are removed and replaced inside out in order to prevent outward movement of the chest wall … Medical dictionary
Торакопластика (Thoracoplasty) — широко применявшийся ранее метод лечения туберкулеза легких, заключавшийся в хирургической резекции части ребер, в результате которой грудная клетка западает и пораженное легкое спадается.ТОРАКОСКОП (thoracoscope) прибор для осмотра плевральной… … Медицинские термины
