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(n.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thoracoplasty'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thoracoplasty.html. 1828.
 
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