Meaning

1 senses

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

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

Forms

plural: pneumonectomies
Singularpneumonectomy
Pluralpneumonectomies

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
pneumectomypneumotomy

Word family

5 related words
Relatedpneumonectomizelobectomysegmentectomy
Derivedpleuropneumonectomypostpneumonectomy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
plyplywoodpneumoniaB2pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosispoach
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