pleurectomy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pleura +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pleurectomy (plural pleurectomies)

  1. (surgery) Removal of part of the pleura
    • 2014 June 10, G L Ceresoli et al., “Prognostic factors in elderly patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: results of a multicenter survey”, in British Journal of Cancer‎[1], volume 111, →DOI:
      Most patients (12 cases) underwent pleurectomy/decortication, six had extrapleural pneumonectomy.
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