( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012