PNEUMONECTOMY

pneumonectomy

(noun) surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pneumonectomy (plural pneumonectomies)

The surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

Synonyms

• pneumectomy

• pneumotomy (dated)

Source: Wiktionary



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