minithoracotomy

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noun

A thoracotomy involving a small incision

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Meanings

nounminithoracotomy (plural minithoracotomies)

plural minithoracotomies

  1. medicineA thoracotomy involving a small incision

    A minithoracotomy (5 cm) is performed through which the specimen is resected.

    2015 August 5, Denise P. Veelo et al., “The effect of on-demand vs deep neuromuscular relaxation on rating of surgical and anaesthesiologic conditions in patients undergoing thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy (DEPTH trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial”, in Trials, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From mini- + thoracotomy.

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