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pneumonolysis

pneumonolysis noun: the separation of an adherent lung from the pleura, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis.

Noun

pneumonolysis (uncountable)

  1. The separation of an adherent lung from the pleura, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis.

pneumonolysis meaning in Tamil

pneumonolysis in Tamil

நுரையீரலிழைமப் பிரிப்பறுவை

Origin of pneumonolysis

From pneumono- + -lysis.

Questions about pneumonolysis

What does pneumonolysis mean?
Pneumonolysis means the separation of an adherent lung from the pleura, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis.
What is pneumonolysis in Tamil?
Pneumonolysis in Tamil is நுரையீரலிழைமப் பிரிப்பறுவை. See Pneumonolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pneumonolysis?
Pneumonolysis is a noun.

Words near pneumonolysis in the dictionary

  1. pneumonologic
  2. pneumonological
  3. pneumonologist
  4. pneumonologists
  5. pneumonology
  6. pneumonolysis
  7. pneumonometer
  8. pneumonometers
  9. pneumonopathic
  10. pneumonopathies
  11. pneumonopathy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pneumonolysis (page history and authors); pneumonolysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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