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(thoh-RAY-koh-skope)
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| 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. |
Previous Definitions: | thoracentesis, thoracic, thoracic surgeon, thoracic surgical oncologist, thoracodynia | Next Definitions: | thoracoscopy, thoracotomy, throat, throat cancer, thrombectomy |
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