thoracotomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce thoracotomy in British English:
UK [ˌθɔ:rə'kɒtəmɪ]
How to pronounce thoracotomy in American English:
US [ˌθoʊrə'kɒtəmɪ]
Word Origin
- thoracotomy (n.)
- 1890, from comb. form of thorax + -ectomy.
Example
- 1. Preventive nursing for pulmonary complications in elderly thoracotomy .
- 2. Cardiovescular surgical procedure ; injury ; thoracotomy ; vessel .
- 3. The effect of thoracotomy on pulmonary surfactant .
- 4. The application of lung auscultation in nursing respiratory tract after thoracotomy .
- 5. One-lung ventilation is sometimes necessary for procedures performed through thoracotomy .