English Explanatory Dictionary

pneumonectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

Word forms

pneumonectomy pneumonectomies

Etymology

From pneumon- + -ectomy.

Synonyms

pneumectomy pneumotomy

Related words

pneumonectomize lobectomy segmentectomy

Derived words

pleuropneumonectomy postpneumonectomy subpneumonectomy
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