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pneumonectomy
pneu·mo·nec·to·my [ nmə néktəmee ] (plural pneu·mo·nec·to·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
removal of lung: the surgical removal of a lung
[Late 19th century. < Greek pneumōn "lung" (see pneumonia)]
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