| CORACOID | • coracoid n. (Anatomy) Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process. • coracoid n. (Anatomy) A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates. • coracoid adj. Hooked like the beak of a crow. |
| CORACOIDS | • coracoids n. Plural of coracoid. • CORACOID n. a bone of the shoulder girdle. |
| THORACOTOMY | • thoracotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain… • THORACOTOMY n. surgical incision of the chest wall. |
| THORACOSCOPE | • thoracoscope n. The instrument used in thoracoscopy. • THORACOSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall. |
| THORACOSTOMY | • thoracostomy n. Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage. • THORACOSTOMY n. the construction of an artificial opening in the chest, usually to draw off fluid or release a buildup of air. |
| 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. |
| THORACOSTOMIES | • thoracostomies n. Plural of thoracostomy. • THORACOSTOMY n. the construction of an artificial opening in the chest, usually to draw off fluid or release a buildup of air. |
| THORACOCENTESES | • thoracocenteses n. Plural of thoracocentesis. • THORACOCENTESIS n. surgery performed to draw off fluid from the pleural cavity, usually using a hollow needle inserted through the wall of the chest, also THORACENTESIS. |
| THORACOCENTESIS | • thoracocentesis n. Thoracentesis. • THORACOCENTESIS n. surgery performed to draw off fluid from the pleural cavity, usually using a hollow needle inserted through the wall of the chest, also THORACENTESIS. |
| THORACOPLASTIES | • thoracoplasties n. Plural of thoracoplasty. • THORACOPLASTY n. surgery to collapse a diseased lung by removing selected portions of the ribs. |