Meaning of thoracotomise | Babel Free
Definitions
To perform, or to undergo thoracotomy
Examples
“Another method of dissociating the dual influence⟳ of central drive⟳ and lung inflation is to thoracotomise an otherwise intact anaesthetised animal and to ventilate its lungs with a pump.”
“Four pigs were thoracotomised and the oesophagus was isolated from adjacent organs”
“After 15 weeks of developing obesity, animals were anaesthetised by ketamine injection (50 mg/kg) and xylazine (0.5 mg/kg), decapitated, and thoracotomised, and the fat pads of adipose tissue were dissected and weighed.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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