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APICOLYSIS

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Main Entry: api·col·y·sis
Pronunciation: "ap-i-'käl-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural api·col·y·ses /-"sEz/
: collapse of the apex of a lung induced by surgical means in order to obliterate its cavity especially in the treatment ofpulmonary tuberculosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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apicolysis ap·i·col·y·sis (āp'ĭ-kŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
Surgical collapse of the apex of the lung.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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