noun
- Plural of pneumonectomy; surgical procedures in which one or both lungs are partially or completely removed.
Usage: Medical/surgical term; Plural form
Examples
- The surgeon performed two pneumonectomies on patients with advanced lung cancer.
- Pneumonectomies are sometimes necessary to treat severe tuberculosis or malignant tumors.
- Recovery from pneumonectomies typically requires several weeks of hospitalization.
- The hospital recorded an increase in pneumonectomies due to occupational lung disease.
- Patients undergoing pneumonectomies must be carefully evaluated for respiratory function.