thoracotomize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "If the extra- spinal protrusion of the neoplasm is small, the neurosurgeon thoracotomizes the patient and resects the neoplasm at one surgical seance."
- "The experiments were performed in pentobarbital-anaesthetized cats which were paralyzed, thoracotomized and artifically ventilated."
- "Animals sacrified immediately after trauma were rapidly thoracotomized for perfusion fixation of the brain through the left cardiac ventricle, starting with isotonic saline for 30 s followed by 2% buffered paraformaldehyde (pH 7.4) for 20 min."