thoracoplasty

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noun

Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs.

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Meanings

nounthoracoplasty (plural thoracoplasties)

plural thoracoplasties

  1. medicineSurgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs.

Origin

From thoraco- + -plasty.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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