thəˈrākəˌskōp, -ˈrak- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thorac- + -scope
: an instrument fitted with a lighting system and telescopic attachment, designed to permit visual inspection within the chest cavity and treatment under visual control, and inserted through a puncture in the chest wall in an intercostal space
• tho·ra·co·scop·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|skäpik adjective