| THORACENTESES | • thoracenteses n. Plural of thoracentesis. • THORACENTESIS n. surgery performed to draw off fluid from the pleural cavity, also THORACOCENTESIS. |
| THORACENTESIS | • thoracentesis n. (Surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. • THORACENTESIS n. surgery performed to draw off fluid from the pleural cavity, also THORACOCENTESIS. |
| THORACOPLASTY | • thoracoplasty n. (Surgery) Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs. • THORACOPLASTY n. surgery to collapse a diseased lung by removing selected portions of the ribs. |
| THORACOSCOPES | • thoracoscopes n. Plural of thoracoscope. • THORACOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall. |
| THORACOTOMIES | • thoracotomies n. Plural of thoracotomy. • THORACOTOMY n. surgical incision of the chest wall. |
| THOROUGHBRACE | • thoroughbrace n. (Dated) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs or serving as a spring itself. • THOROUGHBRACE n. any of several leather straps supporting the body of a carriage and serving as springs. |
| THOROUGHBREDS | • thoroughbreds n. Plural of thoroughbred. • Thoroughbreds n. Plural of Thoroughbred. • THOROUGHBRED n. a horse so bred. |
| THOROUGHFARES | • thoroughfares n. Plural of thoroughfare. • THOROUGHFARE n. a through road. |
| THOROUGHGOING | • thoroughgoing adj. With great attention to detail; complete, thorough. • thorough-going adj. Alternative form of thoroughgoing. • THOROUGHGOING adj. marked by thoroughness or zeal. |
| THOROUGHPACED | • thoroughpaced adj. (Of a horse) Trained in every pace. • thoroughpaced adj. Extensively trained or schooled; knowledgeable; proficient. • thoroughpaced adj. Complete, total. |
| THOROUGHWAXES | • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
| THOROUGHWORTS | • thoroughworts n. Plural of thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWORT n. a wild flower with perfoliate leaves. |
| THOUGHTLESSLY | • thoughtlessly adv. Done without thinking. • THOUGHTLESS adv. insufficiently alert. |
| THOUSANDFOLDS | • thousandfolds n. Plural of thousandfold. • THOUSANDFOLD n. a thousand times as much. |