Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thoracotomise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tho-ra-co-tomise
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform, or to undergo thoracotomy

Example Sentences

"Another method of dissociating the dual influence of central drive and lung inflation is to thoracotomise an otherwise intact anaesthetised animal and to ventilate its lungs with a pump."
"Four pigs were thoracotomised and the oesophagus was isolated from adjacent organs"
"After 15 weeks of developing obesity, animals were anaesthetised by ketamine injection (50 mg/kg) and xylazine (0.5 mg/kg), decapitated, and thoracotomised, and the fat pads of adipose tissue were dissected and weighed."

Etymology

From thoracotomy + -ise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thoracotomy

Inflected Forms

thoracotomises (present, singular) thoracotomising (participle, present) thoracotomised (participle, past) thoracotomised (past)

Questions

What does thoracotomise mean?: To perform, or to undergo thoracotomy
Where does thoracotomise come from?: From thoracotomy + -ise.

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