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pleuropneumonectomy

pleuropneumonectomy noun: removal of a lung together with the parietal pleura.

Noun

pleuropneumonectomy (plural pleuropneumonectomies)

  1. Removal of a lung together with the parietal pleura

Forms of pleuropneumonectomy

pluralpleuropneumonectomies

Origin of pleuropneumonectomy

From pleuro- + pneumonectomy.

Questions about pleuropneumonectomy

What does pleuropneumonectomy mean?
Pleuropneumonectomy means removal of a lung together with the parietal pleura.
What part of speech is pleuropneumonectomy?
Pleuropneumonectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of pleuropneumonectomy?
The plural of pleuropneumonectomy is pleuropneumonectomies.

Words near pleuropneumonectomy in the dictionary

  1. pleuroperitonitis
  2. pleuropholid
  3. pleuropholids
  4. pleuroplastic
  5. pleuropneumonectomies
  6. pleuropneumonectomy
  7. pleuropneumonia
  8. pleuropneumonia-like organism
  9. pleuropneumoniae
  10. pleuropneumonic
  11. pleuroproctic

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