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Meaning of "thoracoscope" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THORACOSCOPE

ˈθɔːrəkəʊˌskəʊp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THORACOSCOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thoracoscope is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THORACOSCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thoracoscopy

Thoracoscopy is a medical procedure involving internal examination, biopsy, and/or resection of disease or masses within the pleural cavity and thoracic cavity. Thoracoscopy may be performed either under general anaesthesia or under sedation with local anaesthetic.

Definition of thoracoscope in the English dictionary

The definition of thoracoscope in the dictionary is an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THORACOSCOPE

chromoscope · electroscope · endoscope · esophagoscope · fetoscope · gonioscope · helioscope · horoscope · microscope · mutoscope · oesophagoscope · orthoscope · otoscope · pyroscope · radioscope · rhinoscope · roentgenoscope · spectrohelioscope · sphygmoscope · telescope

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THORACOSCOPE

thoracenteses · thoracentesis · thoraces · thoracic · thoracic duct · thoracically · thoracocenteses · thoracocentesis · thoracoplasties · thoracoplasty · thoracostomy · thoracotomies · thoracotomy · thorax · Thoreau · thoria · thorianite · thoric · thorite · thorium

WORDS THAT END LIKE THORACOSCOPE

bioscope · chronoscope · compound microscope · confocal microscope · cope · electron microscope · gyroscope · Hubble space telescope · Hubble telescope · kaleidoscope · laparoscope · laryngoscope · ophthalmoscope · periscope · radio telescope · scanning electron microscope · scope · spectroscope · stereoscope · stethoscope · stroboscope

Synonyms and antonyms of thoracoscope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thoracoscope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THORACOSCOPE

Find out the translation of thoracoscope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thoracoscope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thoracoscope» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

胸腔镜
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

toracoscopio
570 millions of speakers
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English

thoracoscope
510 millions of speakers
hi

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thoracoscope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منظار الصدر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

стетоскоп
278 millions of speakers
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thoracoscope
270 millions of speakers
bn

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thoracoscope
260 millions of speakers
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Translator English - French

thoracoscope
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Thoracoscope
190 millions of speakers
de

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Thorakoskop
180 millions of speakers
ja

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胸腔鏡
130 millions of speakers
ko

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흉강경
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Thoracoscope
85 millions of speakers
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thoracoscope
80 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Tamil

thoracoscope
75 millions of speakers
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थोरकोस्कोप
75 millions of speakers
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torakoskop
70 millions of speakers
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thoracoscope
65 millions of speakers
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thoracoscope
50 millions of speakers
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стетоскоп
40 millions of speakers
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toracoscop
30 millions of speakers
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thoracoscope
15 millions of speakers
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torakoskoop
14 millions of speakers
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thoracoscope
10 millions of speakers
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thoracoscope
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thoracoscope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THORACOSCOPE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thoracoscope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THORACOSCOPE»

Discover the use of thoracoscope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thoracoscope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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General Thoracic Surgery
The primary strategy in VATS is to place the instruments and the thoracoscope so that all are oriented in the same direction, facing the target disease within a 180- degree arc, placing the incisions widely distant from each other so that the ...
Thomas W. Shields, Joseph LoCicero, Carolyn E. Reed, 2011
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Malignant Mesothelioma
The thoracoscope can be flexible, semirigid or rigid. One study comparing the use of rigid with flexible thoracoscope [18] looked at 30 consecutive patients with pleural effusion of unknown cause. The first 10 underwent rigid thoracoscopy ...
Andrea Tannapfel, 2011
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Textbook of Pleural Diseases Second Edition
Figure 47.1 Thoracoscopy instruments (Storz Company): (a) trocar and cannula; ( b) single-entry thoracoscope for adults (c) biopsy forceps with straight optics, which fit through the thoracoscope shaft; (d) forceps in the thoracoscope shaft ready ...
Richard W. Light, Y C Gary Lee, 2008
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Vascular Surgery
Blunt dissection is used to introduce a size 1o-mm thoracoscope through the formed skin incision. A 5mm cannula is placed under direct vision through the second intercostal space in the midclavicular line. An insulated monopolar diathermy ...
J.S.P. Lumley, Jamal J. Hoballah, 2008
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Myocardial Laser Revascularization
The left upper extremity may also be retracted cranially to facilitate placement of thoracoscope. The thoracoscopic ports may be placed in the fifth or fourth intercostal space. Through the same 10-mm port incision used for the thoracoscope, ...
Charles Bridges, Keith Horvath, Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu, 2008
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Magnesium Silicates—Advances in Research and Application: ...
(2011 JUL 12) St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki: Novel approach for talc pleurodesis by dedicated catheter through flexi-rigid thoracoscope under local anesthesia Investigators publish new data in the report “Novel ...
‎2012
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Core Topics in Vascular Anaesthesia
... medical treatments of axillary hyperhidrosis, such as aluminium salts or botulinum toxin injections, are generally tried first [14]. Surgical technique The surgeon inserts a thoracoscope into the chest through an incision made between two ribs.
Carl Moores, Alastair F. Nimmo, 2012
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Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
The assistant holding the thoracoscope/camera also stands in back of the patient, above the surgeon, and guides the camera beneath the surgeon's right arm. A second assistant stands in front of the patient and faces a second monitor placed  ...
Karl Kremer, 2001
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Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
For MRI-guided microwave ablation of liver tumors, this endoscopic system was utilized as a thoracoscope or a laparoscope (Fig. 12) in combination with MR image guidance (Morikawa et al. 2003a). The scope was short compared with the  ...
Thomas Kahn, Harald Busse, 2012
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Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A ...
4. the anesthesia provider collapses the right lung and the thoracoscope is inserted two intercostal spaces below the right lateral incision. the thoracoscope is advanced subcutaneously to the pectus ridge. 5. the pectus bar introducer is ...
Association of Surgical Technologists, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THORACOSCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thoracoscope is used in the context of the following news items.
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Photodynamic diagnosis of pleural malignant lesions with a …
In this study, we endeavored to establish a method for the diagnosis of intrathoracic malignant lesions using a thoracoscope (rigid scope) equipped with the ... «BMC Blogs Network, Mar 15»
2
Aga Khan University Hospital Introduces Video Assisted Chest …
A tiny camera on a tube called a thoracoscope is then inserted through the opening. The doctor can see the work he or she is doing by watching a video screen. «AllAfrica.com, Feb 15»
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Morriston Hospital buys £300k lung cancer scanning equipment
A medical thoracoscope is expected to be in place by the end of the year. About 200 lung cancer cases are found in the Swansea area a year - it's the cancer ... «BBC News, Apr 14»
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Nearly £250k donated to Darent Valley Hospital for Gravesham and …
... is a Medical Thoracoscope to surgically drain fluid and at the same time enable us to examine the outside of the lung and take biopsies as well as pleurodesis, ... «Kent Online, Mar 14»
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Shot by nail gun, but saved by thoracoscope
Modern technology in the workplace was almost the death of 18-year-old Mohan Kumar, an industrial worker in a plywood factory, but it was new technology in ... «Bangalore Mirror, Oct 13»
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René Theophile Laennec ประดิษฐ์ เครื่องฟังหน้าอกเพื่อวินิจฉัยโรค
... เพื่อใช้ฟังเสียงสะท้อนแทนแผ่นกระดาษม้วน และต้องการจะตั้งชื่ออุปกรณ์ชนิดใหม่ จึงเขียนจดหมายขอชื่ออุปกรณ์จากลุง ซึ่งได้บอกว่าอุปกรณ์น่าจะชื่อ thoracoscope จากคำละติน ... «หนังสือพิมพ์ผู้จัดการ, May 13»
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Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute: Mounting an Aggressive …
VATS is an MIS technique using a tiny thoracoscope inserted in the chest through the small incisions. The thoracoscope transmits images of the inside of the ... «MD News, Apr 13»
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Chest Diseases Hospital gasps for breath
The hospital also lacks primary and vital diagnostic equipments including Brochoscope, Thoracoscope and CT Scan. Sources said the USG machine which was ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Nov 12»
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Mini Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation More Effective, But With …
The doctors used a thoracoscope, which is a small camera inserted into the chest cavity, to directly see the heart and guide where to make ablation lines. «StopAfib.org, Jan 12»
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石棉癌间皮瘤癌症的诊断
如果癌症在胸口,医生也许执行thoracoscopy。 在这个做法,医生通过做小裁减胸壁并且放称thoracoscope的一支稀薄,被点燃的管入在二块肋骨之间的胸口。 «www.fx120.net, Apr 10»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Thoracoscope [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thoracoscope>. May 2024 ».
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