PHRENICOTOMY


Meaning of PHRENICOTOMY in English

ˌfrenəˈkäd.əmē, -mi noun

( -es )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phrenic + -o- + -tomy

: surgical division of a phrenic nerve to secure collapse of a diseased lung — compare phrenicectomy

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