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thoracoplasty

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

noun

Surgery.

plural

thoracoplasties

  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.

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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Etymology

Origin of thoracoplasty

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

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