| thoracoplasty | <medicine> A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema. Origin: Thorax + plasty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| thoracopneumoplasty | Plastic surgery of the chest in which the lung is also involved. Origin: thoraco-+ G. Pneumon, lung, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracoschisis | Congenital fissure of the chest wall. Origin: thoraco-+ G. Schisis, fissure (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracoscope | <instrument> A scope for viewing intrathoracic structures; may be video-assisted. Origin: thoraco-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracoscopic surgery | Surgery done using one or more endoscopic instruments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracoscopy | <procedure> The use of a fibreoptic scope through a small incision in the chest wall for the purpose of directly observing the organs of the chest. (27 Sep 1997) |
| thoracostenosis | Narrowness of the chest. Origin: thoraco-+ G. Stenosis, narrowing (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracostomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure to create an artificial conduit into the chest cavity. Usually performed for purposes of chest drainage. (27 Sep 1997) |
| thoracostomy tube | A tube placed through the heart wall that drains the pleural space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracostraca | <zoology> An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species. Origin: NL. See Thorax, and Ostracoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| thoracotomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure where an incision is made opening the chest cavity. (27 Sep 1997) |