The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thoracoplasty
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.
Wiktionary
thoracoplasty
n. (context surgery English) Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs.