pneumonectomy /pneu·mo·nec·to·my/ (-nek´tah-me) excision of lung tissue; it may be total, partial, or of a single lobe (lobectomy) .
pneumonectomy
pneumonectomy
pneu·mo·nec·to·my (n  m -n k t-m ) or pneu·mec·to·my (n-mkt-m)n. Surgical removal of all or part of a lung. |
pneumonectomy
[no̅o̅′mənek′təmē]
Etymology: Gk, pneumon, lung, ektomē, excision
the surgical removal of all or part of a lung. See also lobectomy.
pneumonectomy
excision of lung tissue, of an entire lung (total pneumonectomy) or less (partial pneumonectomy), or of a single lobe (lobectomy).
pneumonectomy
Surgery The excision of an entire lung
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