Usually means: Surgical incisions into the chest.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word thoracotomies:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. thoracotomies: Merriam-Webster
  2. thoracotomies: Collins English Dictionary
  3. thoracotomies: Wiktionary
  4. thoracotomies: Dictionary.com
  5. thoracotomies: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. thoracotomies: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. thoracotomies: Medical dictionary

(Note: See thoracotomy as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (thoracotomy)

noun:  (surgery) 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.
▸ Also see thoracotomy


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