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pneumonectomy

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pneumonectomy /pneu·mo·nec·to·my/ (-nek´tah-me) excision of lung tissue; it may be total, partial, or of a single lobe (lobectomy) .
pneu·mo·nec·to·my (nm-nkt-m) or pneu·mec·to·my (n-mkt-m)
n.
Surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

pneumonectomy
excision of lung tissue, of an entire lung (total pneumonectomy) or less (partial pneumonectomy), or of a single lobe (lobectomy).

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