Lobectomy is a see also of pneumectomy.
In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between lobectomy and pneumectomy
is that lobectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain while pneumectomy is (surgery) the removal of a whole lung.
As nouns the difference between lobectomy and pneumectomy
is that lobectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain while pneumectomy is (surgery) the removal of a whole lung.
lobectomy
English
Noun
(lobectomies)
(surgery) The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain.
See also
* lobotomy
* pneumonectomy
pneumectomy
English
Noun
(pneumectomies)
(surgery) The removal of a whole lung.
