Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
pneu·mo·nol·y·sis Pronunciation:
"n(y)ü-m&-'näl-&-s&s Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural pneu·mo·nol·y·ses /-"sEz/ : either of two surgical procedures to permit collapse of a lung:
a : separation of the parietalpleura from the fascia of the chest wall called also
extrapleural pneumonolysis b : separation of the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura called also
intrapleuralpneumonolysis
