rethoracotomy

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noun

A second or subsequent thoracotomy

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Meanings

nounrethoracotomy (plural rethoracotomies)

plural rethoracotomies

  1. medicineA second or subsequent thoracotomy

    The median length of the surgical procedure was 6.5 hours (IQR: 6.0–8.0 hours) and 19 patients (36%) underwent a rethoracotomy because of rebleeding after transplantation.

    2015 December 24, “Pretransplant HRCT Characteristics Are Associated with Worse Outcome of Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Patients”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From re- + thoracotomy.

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APA

rethoracotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rethoracotomy

MLA

“rethoracotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rethoracotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rethoracotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rethoracotomy.

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