pneumotomy

pneumotomy

* * *

pneu·mot·o·my (noo-motґə-me) pneumonotomy.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • pneumotomy — noun The surgical procedure of making an incision in the lung …   Wiktionary

  • pneumonotomy — Incision of the lung. SYN: pneumotomy. [G. pneumon, lung, + tome, incision] * * * pneu·mo·not·o·my (noo″mo notґə me) [pneumono + tomy] surgical incision of the lung. Called also pneumotomy …   Medical dictionary

  • List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”