thoracoscopy

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noun

A procedure for examining the inside of the chest cavity through a small incision, using an endoscope.

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Meanings

nounthoracoscopy (plural thoracoscopies)

plural thoracoscopies

  1. medicineA procedure for examining the inside of the chest cavity through a small incision, using an endoscope.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pleuroscopy

Origin

From thoraco- + -scopy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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