Definitions
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- noun surgery A surgical procedure whereby small portions of the
lung , called bulla, are removed. Bulla are large areas (> 1 cm in diameter) in the lung filled with oxygen-depleted air.
Etymologies
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From bulla + -ectomy
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Thoracoscopic larger dose of minocycline 200 mg and bullectomy pleurodesis for the leaflet of inappropriate pneumothorax.
Wii-volution 2010
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