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thoracotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
tho-ra-co-to-my
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.

Etymology

Etymology tree English thoraco- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English thoracotomy From thoraco- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

thoracotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

hemithoracotomy minithoracotomy rethoracotomy thoracotomise

Questions

What does thoracotomy mean?
The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.
Where does thoracotomy come from?
Etymology tree English thoraco- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English thoracotomy From thoraco- + -tomy.

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