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costotomy

[ ko-stot-uh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural cos·tot·o·mies.
  1. incision of a rib.


costotomy

/ kɒˈstɒtəmɪ /

noun

  1. surgical incision into a rib
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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