n.
Pronunciation: ˌ nü-m ə - ' nek-t ə -m ē , ˌ nyü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Etymology: Greek pneum ō n + International Scientific Vocabulary -ectomy
Date: 1890
: excision of an entire lung or of one or more lobes of a lung
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ nü-m ə - ' nek-t ə -m ē , ˌ nyü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Etymology: Greek pneum ō n + International Scientific Vocabulary -ectomy
Date: 1890
: excision of an entire lung or of one or more lobes of a lung
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012