thermoplasty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A treatment for asthma that involves the softening of the walls of the airways (especially the bronchus) by the application of heat

Word forms

thermoplasty thermoplasties

Etymology

From thermo- + -plasty.

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