thoracostomy

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noun

Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage.

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Meanings

nounthoracostomy (plural thoracostomies)

plural thoracostomies

  1. Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage.

Origin

From thoraco- + -stomy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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