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PNEUMONECTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumonectomy mean? 

PNEUMONECTOMY (noun)
  The noun PNEUMONECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)play

  Familiarity information: PNEUMONECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PNEUMONECTOMY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pneumonectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)


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