torakoplasti

Turkish - English

Definition of torakoplasti in Turkish English dictionary

(Tıp) thoracoplasty

Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs

A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema

{i} surgery performed on the thorax

Hyphenation

to·ra·kop·las·ti