pneumoresection

pneumoresection
Excision of part of a lung. [G. pneumon, lung, + resection]

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pneu·mo·re·sec·tion (noo″mo-re-sekґshən) surgical excision of part of a lung; cf. pneumonectomy.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • 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

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