pleurolysis

pleurolysis
Locating pleural adhesions by the aid of an endoscope and then dividing them with the electric cautery. [pleuro- + G. lysis, dissolution]

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pleu·rol·y·sis plü-'räl-ə-səs n, pl -y·ses -.sēz PNEUMONOLYSIS

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n.
surgical stripping of the parietal pleura from the chest wall to allow the lung to collapse. The procedure was used in the days before effective antituberculous drugs to help tuberculosis to heal.

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pleu·rol·y·sis (pl-rolґĭ-sis) [pleuro- + -lysis] surgical separation of pleural adhesions.

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