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pleurotomy

pleurotomy noun: the surgical incision of the pleura.

Noun

pleurotomy (plural pleurotomies)

  1. the surgical incision of the pleura.

Forms of pleurotomy

pluralpleurotomies

Origin of pleurotomy

From pleuro- + -tomy.

Questions about pleurotomy

What does pleurotomy mean?
Pleurotomy means the surgical incision of the pleura.
What part of speech is pleurotomy?
Pleurotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of pleurotomy?
The plural of pleurotomy is pleurotomies.

Words near pleurotomy in the dictionary

  1. pleurotomariid
  2. pleurotomariids
  3. pleurotomarioid
  4. pleurotomarioidean
  5. pleurotomies
  6. pleurotomy
  7. pleurotribe
  8. pleurovisceral
  9. pleuræ
  10. pleuston
  11. pleustonic

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