lungectomy

/lʌŋˈɛktəmi/

Etymology

From lung + -ectomy.

lungectomy means the removal of a lung. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.

lungectomy is pronounced /lʌŋˈɛktəmi/.

noun

The removal of a lung.“However, considering that it was Len's cabin, and that Len's body has just been found under Grant Glacier, and that Len underwent a radical lungectomy with a shotgun sometime in the past year, yeah, I'm pretty sure.”