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Pneumonectomy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as pneumectomy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)

Word Usage

"Hu LM, Davies P, Adzick NS, Harrison MR, Reid LM: The effects of intrauterine pneumonectomy in lambs: A morphometric study of the remaining lung at term."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

ablation cutting out excision extirpation

Cross Reference

lobectomy segmentectomy