pleuropneumonectomy

noun

Removal of a lung together with the parietal pleura

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Meanings

nounpleuropneumonectomy (plural pleuropneumonectomies)

plural pleuropneumonectomies

  1. medicineRemoval of a lung together with the parietal pleura

Origin

From pleuro- + pneumonectomy.

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