Pleurectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Removal of part of the pleura

    "Most patients (12 cases) underwent pleurectomy/decortication, six had extrapleural pneumonectomy."

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"Most patients (12 cases) underwent pleurectomy/decortication, six had extrapleural pneumonectomy."

Etymology

From pleura + -ectomy.

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