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Definition of: thoracoplasty
(thôr′ə·kō·plas′tē, thō′rə-) noun Surg.
An operation for the removal and replacement of several ribs in order to provide a thoracic cavity within which the underlying lung is kept permanently collapsed: used in the treatment of tuberculosis. [<THORACO- + -PLASTY]
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