"lungectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lʌŋˈɛktəmi/ Forms: lungectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From lung + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lung|ectomy}} lung + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} lungectomy (plural lungectomies)
  1. (informal) The removal of a lung. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2017, Lyn Gala, Tap-Dancing the Minefields, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Besides, Sadler's husband would perform an elective lungectomy on John if he ran around making that claim.",
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        "(informal) The removal of a lung."
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          "ref": "2013, Ron Currie, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles: A Novel, →ISBN:",
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