We will typically expand one side of the chest cavity at a time, with each surgery separated by six months to one year. The surgery involves a collaborative effort between thoracic surgery and plastic surgery. Ribs four through nine are approached.
Top definition. a tool. an offensive comment, mainly aimed towards the male of the species, when one is being particularly nasty, stupid, or facetious.
âUse an old screwdriver or similar tool to scrape out any failed caulk from joints and cracks.â âThe mechanism can easily be removed using a small Philips screwdriver or a bundled tool.â âAlthough Dave called the room into which we stepped a kitchen, it actually more closely resembled a workshop, containing more spanners and screwdrivers than knives and forks.â