thermoplasty

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noun

A treatment for asthma that involves the softening of the walls of the airways (especially the bronchus) by the application of heat

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Meanings

nounthermoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural thermoplasties)

plural thermoplasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA treatment for asthma that involves the softening of the walls of the airways (especially the bronchus) by the application of heat

Origin

From thermo- + -plasty.

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APA

thermoplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoplasty

MLA

“thermoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermoplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoplasty.

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