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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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pneumo-
pneumo- (pnjuːməʊ-, njuː-) combining form and verbal element, a. Gr. πνεῦµα wind, spirit, etc. (see pneuma), = the fuller form pneumato- (cf. Gr. αἱµο- = αἱµατο-, etc.), in various scientific terms. b. Short for pneumono-, f. Gr. πνεύµων, -µον-, lung; chiefly in terms of pathology, most of which occ...
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pneumonolysis
pneumonolysis Surg. (njuːməˈnɒlɪsɪs) [f. pneumono- + -lysis.] = pneumolysis.1934 Amer. Rev. Tuberculosis XXIX. 270 We were opposed to..extrapleural pneumonolysis with paraffin filling because it is contrary to accepted surgical practice to place a foreign-body permanently in the tissues. 1975 W. L. ...
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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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