Term: thoracotomy: surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity
Candidate hypernym: change: the action of changing something → 1
Candidate hypernym: curler: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it → 0
Candidate hypernym: greatness: the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence → 0
Candidate hypernym: acanthisitta: a genus of Xenicidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: black sage: an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico → 0
Candidate hypernym: note: a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling → 0
Candidate hypernym: white-rumped shrike: a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts → 0
Candidate hypernym: parenchyma: the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems → 0
Candidate hypernym: phthalic anhydride: a white cyclic anhydride → 0
Candidate hypernym: dry rot: a fungus causing dry rot → 0
Candidate hypernym: west nile encephalitis: encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds → 0