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thoracotomy vs. thoracostomy

thoracotomy

noun

Surgery.
plural thoracotomies.
  1. incision into the chest cavity.

thoracostomy

noun

Surgery.
plural thoracostomies.
  1. the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
  2. the opening so constructed.