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Meaning of thoracotomize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Examples

“If the extra- spinal protrusion of the neoplasm is small, the neurosurgeon thoracotomizes the patient and resects the neoplasm at one surgical seance.”
“The experiments were performed in pentobarbital-anaesthetized cats which were paralyzed, thoracotomized and artifically ventilated.”
“Animals sacrified immediately after trauma were rapidly thoracotomized for perfusion fixation of the brain through the left cardiac ventricle, starting with isotonic saline for 30 s followed by 2% buffered paraformaldehyde (pH 7.4) for 20 min.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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