apicolysis

api·col·y·sis

noun \ˌap-i-ˈkäl-ə-səs\

plural api·col·y·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of APICOLYSIS

: collapse of the apex of a lung induced by surgical means in order to obliterate its cavity especially in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis

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