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thoracostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
tho-ra-cos-to-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage.

Etymology

From thoraco- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

thoracostomies (plural)

Questions

What does thoracostomy mean?
Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage.
Where does thoracostomy come from?
From thoraco- + -stomy.

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