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pneumectomy
pneumectomy Surg. (pnjuːˈmɛktəmɪ, njuː-) [f. pneumo- b + Gr. ἐκτοµή cutting out.] (See quot. 1895.) Now usu. called pneumonectomy (see pneumono-).1895 Syd. Soc. Lex., Pneumectomy (for pneumonectomy, from Gr. πνεύµων, a lung..), term for excision of part of the lung, an operation which has occasional...
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Pneumonectomy
A pneumonectomy (or pneumectomy) is a surgical procedure to remove a lung. It was first successfully performed in 1933 by Dr. Evarts Graham.
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pneumono-
pneumono- (pnjuːməʊnəʊ, njuː-) before a vowel pneumon-, combining form of Gr. πνεύµων, πνευµον- lung. (Often contracted to pneumo-.) ‖ pneumonalgia (-ˈældʒɪə) [Gr. ἄλγος pain], pain in the lungs; pneumoˈnectomy = pneumectomy (Syd. Soc. Lex.); hence pneumoˈnectomized ppl. a., subjected to a pneumonec...
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Angelo Maria Ripellino
Ripellino suffered of tisis from early age and underwent a pneumectomy. He died because of the consequences of a cardiovascular crisis in 1978.
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lobectomy
lobectomy Surg. (ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ) [f. lobe + -ectomy.] Excision of a lobe of some organ, esp. of a lung or the brain.1911 Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 6) 464/1 Lobectomy, excision of a lobe of a gland, as the thyroid. 1932 Arch. Surg. XXV. 898 (heading) Lobectomy and pneumectomy in dogs. 1940 Brit. Jrnl. Psy...
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