Usually means: Surgical removal of lung lining.
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  1. pleurectomy: Wiktionary
  2. pleurectomy: Dictionary.com
  3. Pleurectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. pleurectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Pleurectomy: MedFriendly Glossary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. pleurectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  6. pleurectomy: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surgery) Removal of part of the pleura

Similar:
pleurotomy, pleuropneumonectomy, pneumoresection, pylorectomy, pneumonectomy, pleurodesis, pulmonectomy, polypectomy, peritonectomy, pneumopexy, more...

Opposite:
pneumonectomy, lobectomy, thoracotomy

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Similar:
pleurotomy, pleuropneumonectomy, pneumoresection, pylorectomy, pneumonectomy, pleurodesis, pulmonectomy, polypectomy, peritonectomy, pneumopexy, more...

Opposite:
pneumonectomy, lobectomy, thoracotomy



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