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• (thoh-RAY-koh-skope) A thin tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the chest. A thoracoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have tool to remove tissue.

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  thoracoscope. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thoracoscope.

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  thoracoscope. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thoracoscope (accessed: February 1, 2023).

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  "thoracoscope." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thoracoscope.

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