Medical Dictionary

pneumonostomy

noun pneu·mo·nos·to·my \ˌn(y)ü-mə-ˈnäs-tə-mē\
plural pneu·mo·nos·to·mies

Medical Definition of PNEUMONOSTOMY

:  surgical formation of an artificial opening (as for drainage of an abscess) into a lung

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