pleurectomy
pleurectomy noun: removal of part of the pleura.
Noun
pleurectomy (plural pleurectomies)
- Removal 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
pleurectomy meaning in Tamil
pleurectomy in Tamil
- நுரையீரல் உறைக் கடுக்கம், நுரையீரல் உறைச்சவ்வுப் பகுதி நீக்கறுவை, நுரையீரல் உறை நீக்கம்
Forms of pleurectomy
| plural | pleurectomies |
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Origin of pleurectomy
From pleura + -ectomy.
Words that rhyme with pleurectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about pleurectomy
- What does pleurectomy mean?
- Pleurectomy means removal of part of the pleura.
- What is pleurectomy in Tamil?
- Pleurectomy in Tamil is நுரையீரல் உறைக் கடுக்கம், நுரையீரல் உறைச்சவ்வுப் பகுதி நீக்கறுவை, நுரையீரல் உறை நீக்கம். See Pleurectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pleurectomy?
- Pleurectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of pleurectomy?
- The plural of pleurectomy is pleurectomies.
Words near pleurectomy in the dictionary
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