costectomy

[ko-stek-tuh-mee, kaw-]

cos·tec·to·my

[ko-stek-tuh-mee, kaw-]
noun, plural cos·tec·to·mies. Surgery.
excision of part or all of a rib.
Also called thoracectomy.


Origin:
cost- + -ectomy
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costectomy cos·tec·to·my (kŏ-stěk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of a rib.

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