pneumectomy

pneumectomy
The removal of a whole lung.

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  • pneumectomy — [no͞o mek′tə mē, nyo͞omek′tə mē] n. pl. pneumectomies the surgical removal of all or part of a lung …   English World dictionary

  • pneumectomy — /noo mek teuh mee, nyoo /, n., pl. pneumectomies. Surg. pneumonectomy. * * * …   Universalium

  • pneumectomy — pneu·mec·to·my n(y)u̇ mek tə mē n, pl mies PNEUMONECTOMY * * * pneu·mec·to·my (noo mekґtə me) pneumonectomy …   Medical dictionary

  • pneumectomy — n. surgical removal of part of a lung …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pneumectomy — pneu·mec·to·my …   English syllables

  • pneumectomy — n(y)üˈmektəmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pneum + ectomy : the surgical removal of lung tissue …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pneumonectomy — Intervention Appearance of the cut surface of a pneumonectomy specimen containing a lung cancer, here a Squamous cell carcinoma (the whitish tumor near the bronchi). ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

  • Bronchopleural fistula — A bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a fistula between the pleural space and the bronchial tree. It sometimes develops following pneumectomy …   Wikipedia

  • pneumonectomy — /nooh meuh nek teuh mee, nyooh /, n., pl. pneumonectomies. Surg. excision of part or all of a lung. Also, pneumectomy. [1885 90; PNEUMON + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • pneumonectomy — Removal of an entire lung. SYN: pulmonectomy. [G. pneumon, lung, + ektome, excision] * * * pneu·mo·nec·to·my .n(y)ü mə nek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of an entire lung or of one or more lobes of a lung called also …   Medical dictionary

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