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Pneumonectomy - Glossary

Glossary

Diaphragm: Muscular partition between the thorax and the abdomen.

Bronchus: Main airway that connects the trachea to the lungs.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): It is a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible.

Pulmonary Embolism (PE): It is a blockage of the lung's main artery due to a blood clot which has traveled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream.

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