thoracopneumoplasty

tho·ra·co·pneu·mo·plas·ty

(thō'ră-kō-nū'mō-plas'tē), Although p in the diphthong pn is ordinarily silent only when it occurs at the beginning of a word, by long tradition it is silent even within a word when it is part of the combining form pneum(o)-.Surgery of the chest in which the lung is also involved. [thoraco- + G. pneumōn, lung, + plastos, formed]

thoracopneumoplasty

(thō″ră-kō-nū′mō-plăs-tē) [″ + pneumon, lung, + plassein, to form] Plastic surgery involving the chest and lung.