Medical Dictionary

thoracoscope

noun tho·ra·co·scope \thə-ˈrāk-ə-ˌskōp, -ˈrak-\

Medical Definition of THORACOSCOPE

:  an endoscope that is inserted through a puncture in the chest wall in an intercostal space (as for the visual examination of the chest cavity)
tho·ra·co·scop·ic \thə-ˌrāk-ə-ˈskäp-ik, -ˌrak-\ adjective

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