thoracoplasty

UK: /ˈθɔːrəkəʊˌplæstɪ/ US: (thôr′ə kō plas′tē, thōr′-)

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tho•ra•co•plas•ty  (thôr′ə kō plas′tē, thōr′-), n., pl. -ties. [Surg.]

1. Surgery the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.

• thoraco- + -plasty 1885–90

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thoracoplasty / ˈθɔːrəkəʊˌplæstɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. plastic surgery of the thorax
2. surgical removal of several ribs or a part of them to permit the collapse of a diseased lung, used in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchiectasis