MedicalTerminology DB
Procedures & Surgery Lungs & Breathing

pleurectomy

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1 Definition of pleurectomy

Meaning of pleurectomy: Surgery to remove part of the pleura (a thin layer of tissue that covers the interior wall of the chest cavity).

Surgery to remove part of the pleura (a thin layer of tissue that covers the interior wall of the chest cavity).

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