thoracoplasty

American  

[thawr-uh-koh-plas-tee, thohr-] / ˈθɔr ə koʊˌplæs ti, ˈθoʊr- /

noun

Surgery.

• thoracoplasties
  plural

1. 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.

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thoracoplasty British  

/ ˈθɔːrəkəʊˌplæstɪ /

noun

1. plastic surgery of the thorax

2. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• thoracoplasties
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of thoracoplasty

First recorded in 1885–90; thoraco- + -plasty

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