pneumonectomy
[ noo-muh-nek-tuh-mee, nyoo- ]
noun,plural pneu·mo·nec·to·mies.Surgery.
excision of part or all of a lung.
Origin of pneumonectomy
1- Also pneumectomy.
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British Dictionary definitions for pneumonectomy
pneumonectomy
pneumectomy (njuːˈmɛktəmɪ)
/ (ˌnjuːməʊˈnɛktəmɪ) /
nounplural -mies
the surgical removal of a lung or part of a lung
Origin of pneumonectomy
1C20: from Greek pneumōn lung + -ectomy
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