Pneumonectomy
/ˌnjuːməˈnɛktəmi/noun
Surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
Did you know?Its ending, -ectomy, comes from Greek ektomē, “a cutting out,” the same root family behind words for excision and surgical removal.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
pneúmōn
“lung”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ektomḗ
“a cutting out, excision”
Late Latin / Medical Latin
Latin
pneumonectomia
“surgical removal of a lung”
19th Century
English
pneumonectomy
“medical term for removal of all or part of a lung”
Modern English
English
pneumonectomy
“surgical removal of all or part of a lung”
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