thermoplasty

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ -plasty.

Noun

thermoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural thermoplasties)

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