Meanings
nounpleurectomy (plural pleurectomies)
plural pleurectomies
- medicineRemoval of part of the pleura
Most patients (12 cases) underwent pleurectomy/decortication, six had extrapleural pneumonectomy.
2014 June 10, G L Ceresoli et al., “Prognostic factors in elderly patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: results of a multicenter survey”, in British Journal of Cancer, volume 111, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pleurectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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