Medical Dictionary
phrenicotomy
noun phren·i·cot·o·my \ˌfren-i-ˈkät-ə-mē\
plural phren·i·cot·o·mies
Medical Definition of PHRENICOTOMY
: surgical division of a phrenic nerve to secure collapse of a diseased lung by paralyzing the diaphragm on one side—compare phrenicectomy
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