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rethoracotomies

rethoracotomies is the plural of rethoracotomy.

Meaning of rethoracotomy

Noun

rethoracotomy (plural rethoracotomies)

  1. A 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

Questions about rethoracotomies

What is rethoracotomies the plural of?
Rethoracotomies is the plural of rethoracotomy.

Words near rethoracotomies in the dictionary

  1. rethinkers
  2. rethinking
  3. rethinkings
  4. rethinks
  5. Rethondes
  6. rethoracotomies
  7. rethoracotomy
  8. rethought
  9. rethread
  10. rethreaded
  11. rethreader

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