pneumonectomy

[ noo-muh-nek-tuh-mee, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu məˈnɛk tə mi, ˌnyu- /

noun, plural pneu·mo·nec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part or all of a lung.
Also pneumectomy.

Origin of pneumonectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; pneumon- + -ectomy

British Dictionary definitions for pneumonectomy

pneumonectomy

pneumectomy (njuːˈmɛktəmɪ)

/ (ˌnjuːməʊˈnɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

the surgical removal of a lung or part of a lung

Word Origin for pneumonectomy

C20: from Greek pneumōn lung + -ectomy

Medical definitions for pneumonectomy

pneumonectomy
[ nōō′mə-nĕktə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of all or part of a lung.