‖ thoraco-
(θɒˈreɪkəʊ)
before a vowel thorac-, combining form of Gr. θώρᾱξ, θωρᾱκ-, thorax; used in forming terms of anatomy, zoology, etc. thoracabˈdominal a. = thoracico-abdominal. thoracaˈcromial a. = thoracico-acromial. thoracenˈtesis = thoracocentesis. ‖ thoracetron (-ˈsiːtrɒn) [Gr. ἦτρον abdomen], Owen's name of the second division of the body in certain crustaceans, as the king-crab (cf. pleon1); hence thoraˈcetral a., of or pertaining to the thoracetron. thoˌraco-aˈcromial = thoracico-acromial. ‖ thoraco-centesis (-sɛnˈtiːsɪs) [Gr. κέντησις pricking], the perforation of the chest-wall to draw off morbid accumulations of fluid. ‖ thoracocyllosis (-sɪˈləʊsɪs) [Gr. κύλλωσις curvature], deformity of the thorax (Billings, 1890). ‖ thoracocyrtosis (-səˈtəʊsɪs) [Gr. κύρτωσις crookedness], abnormal curvature of the chest. ‖ thoracodynia (-ˈdɪnɪə) [Gr. ὀδύνη pain], pain in the thorax; also in English form † ˈthoracodyne. thoracoˈlumbar a., pertaining to the thoracic and lumbar parts of the spine; spec. an epithet of the sympathetic nervous system (see quot. 1948). thoracometer (-ˈkɒmɪtə(r)), an apparatus for measuring the movement of the chest-wall in respiration; a stethometer. thoracopagous (-ˈɒpəgəs) a., pertaining to or of the nature of a thoracopagus. ‖ thoraˈcopagus [Gr. πάγος that which is fixed, f. πηγνύναι to fasten], a double or twin monster joined at the thorax. thoracopathy (-ˈɒpəθɪ), disease in the thoracic region. ˈthoracoˌplasty [-plasty]: see quot. thoˈracoˌscope [-scope], an instrument for sounding the chest, a stethoscope. thoraˈcoscopy, the sounding or exploration of the chest. thoraˈcostracous [Gr. ὄστρακον hard shell] a., of or pertaining to the Thoracostraca, a division of crustaceans, including the Decapoda and other series, having a cephalo-thoracic shield and (usually) stalked eyes. ‖ thoracoˈtheca Entom. [theca], that part of the pupa-case which covers the thorax of the pupa (Cent. Dict. 1891). thoraˈcotomy [Gr. τοµή cutting], incision into the thorax.
| 1891 Cent. Dict., *Thoracabdominal. 1899 Syd. Soc. Lex., Thoracabdominal, pertaining to, or common to, the thorax and abdomen. |
| 1887 Coues in Cent. Dict., *Thoracacromial. |
| 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Thoracentesis. 1866 A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 147 Thoracentesis..is admissible whenever the pleural cavity remains filled with liquid after a brief trial of the measures designed to promote absorption. |
| 1872 Owen in Trans. Linnean Soc. XXVIII. 467 The succeeding *thoracetral appendages are 4-articulate. Ibid. 465 This segment..belongs to the category of ‘thoracetral’ plates: it is cephaletral only by confluence. |
| Ibid. 463, I venture to hope that the term ‘cephaletron’ may meet with some acceptance.., and that the term ‘*thoracetron’ may have the same fortune in relation to the second division of the body. Ibid. 467 The ventral surface of the thoracetron. |
| 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Thoracocentesis. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 10 July 7/1 Professor Rossoni..and Dr. Mazzoni went to the Vatican at half-past eight this morning, and repeated the operation of thoraco-centesis. |
| 1860 Mayne Expos. Lex., *Thoracocyrtosis. |
| 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Thoracodyne, pleurodynia. 1860 Mayne, Thoracodyne, Thoracodynia. |
| 1918 Stedman Med. Dict. (ed. 5) 999/1 *Thoracolumbar. 1935 J. C. White Autonomic Nervous System iv. 52 The tendency to asphyxia, acidosis, dehydration, and loss of body heat which follow general anæsthesia and prolonged operations are all combated by the thoracolumbar division of the autonomic nervous system. 1948 A. Brodal Neurol. Anat. xi. 340 The preganglionic efferent neurons of the sympathetic nervous system in man have their perikarya in the spinal cord, more precisely in all the thoracic and the uppermost two lumbar segments... Synonymous designations for the sympathetic and para⁓sympathetic system therefore are the thoraco-lumbar and cranio-sacral systems. 1957 Jrnl. Nervous & Mental Disease CXXV. 462/2 Cannon's distinction between the thoraco-lumbar and the cranio-sacral division of the autonomic nervous system deals with the same sort of temporal division. 1967 G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. i. 2/2 Latissimus dors; arises from the spines of the lower six thoracic vertebrae, the thoracolumbar fascia, [etc.]. 1974 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. ix. 3/2 The thoracic spine is relatively immobile... The most mobile part..is the thoracolumbar junction and this is damaged most commonly. |
| 1877 S. Gee Auscult. & Percuss. i. ii. (ed. 2) 35 Instruments which have been invented for registering the respiratory movements and powers: stethographs, stethometers, *thoracometers, spirometers, pneumatometers. 1886 A. Gamgee in Encycl. Brit. XX. 477/1 Apparatuses for measuring the excursion of a given point of the chest wall during respiration are called thoracometers or stethometers. |
| 1894 Bateson Variation xxiv. 560 Eichwald examined the evidence as to *thoracopagous double monsters. 1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Mar. 672 The Greeks in their deity-construction seem to have made no use of..the various types of united twins—for example, the thoracopagous and dicephalic monstrosities. |
| 1894 Bateson Variation xxiv. 560 There are..a few cases even of *thoracopagi where neither body exhibits any transposition. |
| 1890 Billings Nat. Med. Dict., *Thoracoplasty, plastic operation on the thorax, as excision of portions of ribs to close an abscess; Estlander's operation. |
| [1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., Thoracoscopium, stethoscope.] 1895 Funk's Standard Dict., *Thoracoscope. |
| 1890 Billings Nat. Med. Dict., *Thoracoscopy, exploration of the chest. |
| 1902 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. Suppl., *Thoracostracous. |
| 1857 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Thoracotomy, thoracocentesis. 1890 Billings Nat. Med. Dict., Thoracotomy, cutting into the chest; Estlander's operation. 1944 Lancet 26 Aug. 265/1 A right anterior thoracotomy exposed the bleeding-point. 1976 Proc. R. Soc. Med. LXIX. 851/1 Subcutaneous midline sternotomy is a method whereby an upper abdominal vertical incision may be extended into the chest without performing a formal thoracotomy and without opening the pleura. |
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thoraˈcostomy [
-stomy], surgical opening of the chest wall,
usu. in order to provide access for drainage or resection of (a portion of) a rib.
| 1908 Lancet 4 July 8/1 *Thoracostomy may be employed for various conditions not directly due to cardiac causes. 1965 Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. CXXI. 845/1 Effective and reliable airtight closure of the chest wall is essential after removal of thoracostomy tubes. 1987 Canad. Jrnl. Surg. XXX. 331/3 In managing the acute phase of an empyema,..open-window thoracostomy remains the treatment of choice. |