rethoracotomy

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English

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ thoracotomy.

Noun

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rethoracotomy (plural rethoracotomies)

  1. (surgery) A second or subsequent thoracotomy
    • 2015 December 24, “Pretransplant HRCT Characteristics Are Associated with Worse Outcome of Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Patients”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      The median length of the surgical procedure was 6.5 hours (IQR: 6.0–8.0 hours) and 19 patients (36%) underwent a rethoracotomy because of rebleeding after transplantation.
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