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pleurotomy definition

pleu·roto·my (plo̵o rät′ə mē)

noun pl. pleurotomies -·mies

surgical incision of the pleura to permit drainage of exuded liquids

Etymology: pleuro- + -tomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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