COSTECTOMY


Meaning of COSTECTOMY in English

/ko stek"teuh mee, kaw-/ , n. , pl. costectomies . Surg.

excision of part or all of a rib. Also called thoracectomy .

[ COST- + -ECTOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .