Respiratory
pneumonectomy
noo-moh-NEK-toh-mee
StatusNew
Definition
Surgical removal of an entire lung
ProcedureRespiratory
Breakdown
Root
pneumon/o
lung
Suffix
-ectomy
surgical removal
Etymology
Greek: pneumon/o (lung) + -ectomy (removal)
Practice
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