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thoracotomies

thoracotomies is the plural of thoracotomy.

Meaning of thoracotomy

Noun

thoracotomy (plural thoracotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.

Questions about thoracotomies

What is thoracotomies the plural of?
Thoracotomies is the plural of thoracotomy.

Words near thoracotomies in the dictionary

  1. thoracoscopies
  2. thoracoscopy
  3. thoracospinal
  4. thoracostomies
  5. thoracostomy
  6. thoracotomies
  7. thoracotomise
  8. thoracotomised
  9. thoracotomises
  10. thoracotomising
  11. thoracotomize

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