pneumonectomy
pneumonectomy noun: the surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
Noun
pneumonectomy (plural pneumonectomies)
- The surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
- Evarts Graham [...] pioneered the pneumonectomy (the resection of the lung to remove tumors).2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 242
- Synonyms:
- pneumectomy, pneumotomy
pneumonectomy meaning in Tamil
pneumonectomy in Tamil
- நுரையீரல் திறப்பு, நுரையீரல் வெட்டு, வளிய எடுப்பு
Synonyms of pneumonectomy
Forms of pneumonectomy
| plural | pneumonectomies |
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Origin of pneumonectomy
From pneumono- + -ectomy.
Words formed from pneumonectomy
- pleuropneumonectomy
- postpneumonectomy
- subpneumonectomy
Words that rhyme with pneumonectomy
- 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 pneumonectomy
- What does pneumonectomy mean?
- Pneumonectomy means the surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
- What is pneumonectomy in Tamil?
- Pneumonectomy in Tamil is நுரையீரல் திறப்பு, நுரையீரல் வெட்டு, வளிய எடுப்பு. See Pneumonectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pneumonectomy?
- Pneumonectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of pneumonectomy?
- The plural of pneumonectomy is pneumonectomies.
Words near pneumonectomy in the dictionary
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