Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
pneumonectomy
pneu·mo·nec·to·my [ noo-muh-nek-tuh-mee, nyoo- ]
Subclass of:
Operative Surgical Procedures;
Pulmonary Surgical Procedures
Etymology:
Greek pneumon = lung + ektome = excision
Definitions related to pneumonectomy:
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Surgery to remove all of one lung.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Surgical excision of lung tissue, especially of an entire lung.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The excision of lung tissue including partial or total lung lobectomy.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The excision of part or all of a lung.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The lungs are highly dynamic thoracic structures that are essential for respiration, pH equilibrium, enzyme production, and host defense, among many other functions. Thus, the lungs are susceptible to a wide variety of pathologic conditions, both malignant and benign, that may require pneumonectomy (complete resection of a lung).WebMD, 2019
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