Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
thoracic surgery
tho·rac·ic sur·ger·y [ thaw-ras-ik, thoh- sur-juh-ree ]
Subclass of:
Operative Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to thoracic surgical procedures:
  • (thoracic surgery) Surgical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart, lungs, and esophagus.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any surgery performed inside the thoracic cavity.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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