pneumonopexy

pneumonopexy definition - medical

pneu·mo·no·pex·y (no͞oˈmə-nō-pĕkˌsē, no͝o-mōˈnə-)

noun
Surgical fixation of the lung by suturing the costal and pulmonary pleurae or by causing their adhesion.

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