pneumonectomy

Noun

Meaning

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

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Synonyms

pneumectomy appendectomy mastectomy hysterectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy oophorectomy pancreatectomy prostatectomy orchidectomy salpingectomy nephrectomy gastrectomy cystectomy enterectomy
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Hypernyms

ablation excision extirpation cutting out

Related terms

pneumonectomize

Close letter words and terms

pneumon- pneumonectomize pneumonectomized pneumonia pneumonia case pneumonia patient