pneumonectomy

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

/ ˌnu məˈnɛk tə mi, ˌnyu- /

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noun, plural pneu·mo·nec·to·mies.Surgery.

excision of part or all of a lung.

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Also pneumectomy.

Origin of pneumonectomy

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

Words nearby pneumonectomy

pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, pneumograph, pneumography, pneumon-, pneumonectomy, pneumonia, pneumonic, pneumonic plague, pneumonitis, pneumono-

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British Dictionary definitions for pneumonectomy

pneumonectomy

pneumectomy (njuːˈmɛktəmɪ)

/ (ˌnjuːməʊˈnɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

the surgical removal of a lung or part of a lung

Word Origin for pneumonectomy

C20: from Greek pneumōn lung + -ectomy

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