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• (THOR-uh-KAH-toh-mee) An operation to open the chest.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  thoracotomy. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thoracotomy.

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  thoracotomy. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thoracotomy (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "thoracotomy." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thoracotomy.

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