pneumonopexy

[ nōō′mə-nō-pĕk′sē, nu-mō′nə- ]

n.

Surgical fixation of the lung by suturing the costal and pulmonary pleurae or by causing their adhesion.

Words nearby pneumonopexy

pneumonocele, pneumonocentesis, pneumonococcal, pneumonoconiosis, pneumonocyte, pneumonopexy, pneumonorrhaphy, pneumonotomy, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, pneumopericardium, pneumoperitoneum