- pulmonectomy
- \\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnektəmē\ noun
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Etymology: pulmon- + -ectomy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pulmonectomy
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pulmonectomy — SYN: pneumonectomy. [L. pulmo (pulmon ), lung, + G. ektome, excision] * * * pul·mo·nec·to·my .pu̇l mə nek tə mē, .pəl n, pl mies PNEUMONECTOMY * * * pul·mo·nec·to·my (pool″mo nekґtə me) pneumonectomy … Medical dictionary
pulmonectomy — pul·mo·nec·to·my … English syllables
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
