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Thoracotomy Thesaurus

(surgery) 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.

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Related dictionary entries include thoracoscopy, thoracoplasty, minithoracotomy, thoracostomy, cardiotomy, tracheotomy.

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