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pneumonectomy

[ noo-muh-nek-tuh-mee, nyoo- ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural pneu·mo·nec·to·mies.
  1. excision of part or all of a lung.

pneumonectomy

/ ˌnjuːməʊˈnɛktəmɪ; njuːˈmɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical removal of a lung or part of a lung

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumonectomy1

First recorded in 1885–90; pneumon- + -ectomy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumonectomy1

C20: from Greek pneumōn lung + -ectomy

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