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Thorium
A radioactive metallic element. Atomic weight, 232.038; atomic number, 90. At one time, it was used to outline blood vessels in radiography. A radioactive metal named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder, which is utilized to generate thorium X, a substance employed in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
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Peyrot’s thorax
A chest that has an obliquely oval deformed shape, seen with large pleural effusions.
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Bony thorax
The part of the skeleton that is made up of the thoracic vertebrae, 12 pairs of ribs, and the sternum.
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Barrel-shaped thorax
A malformed chest rounded like a barrel, seen in advanced pulmonary emphysema.
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Thoracostomy tube
A tube inserted into the pleural space via the chest wall to remove air or fluid present in the space.
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Thoracostenosis
Narrowness of the thorax due to atrophy of trunk muscles. Pressing or squeezing of the chest walls.
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Thoracopneumoplasty
Plastic surgery involving the chest and lung.
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Thoracopathy
Any disease of the thorax, thoracic organs, or tissues.
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Thoracograph
A device for plotting and recording the contour of the thorax and its change during inspiration and expiration.
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Thoracodelphus
A deformed fetus with a single head and thorax, but four legs.
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