'Thoracoplasty' definitions:

Definition of 'Thoracoplasty'

From: GCIDE

Thoracoplasty \Tho`ra*co*plas"ty\, n. [Thorax + plasty.] (Med.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema. [1913 Webster]