| pneumatic | 1. Relating to air or gas, or to a structure filled with air. 2. Relating to respiration. Origin: G. Pneumatikos (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pneumatic antishock garment | An inflatable suit used to apply pressure to the peripheral circulation, thus reducing blood flow and fluid exudation into tissues, to maintain central blood flow in the presence of shock. Synonym: military antishock trousers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatic bone | A bone that is hollow or contains many air cells, such as the mastoid process of the temporal bone. Synonym: os pneumaticum, hollow bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatic larynx | A device that uses air to produce sound to help a laryngectomee talk. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumatic retinopexy | A retinal detachment repair in which the retina is held in place by an expandable gas. Synonym: pneumatic retinopexy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatic space | Any one of the paranasal sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatic tire injury | Separation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the underlying fascia, classically occurring when an extremity is crushed and rolled over by the tire of a vehicle but may be incurred through other mechanisms that produce shear forces; may occur particularly in cases of obesity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatic tonometer | A recording applanation tonometer operated by compressed gas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott's tube | A tube with two lumens, one ending in a small collapsible balloon and the other in a metallic tip with numerous perforations; used for intestinal decompression. Synonym: Abbott's tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal ostium of uterine tube | The fimbriated or ovarian extremity of an oviduct. Synonym: ostium abdominale tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air cells of auditory tube | Occasional small air cells in the inferior wall of the auditory tube, near the tympanic orifice, communicating with the tympanic cavity. Synonym: cellulae pneumaticae tubae auditivae, air cells of auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air tube | The trachea, or a bronchus or any of its branches conveying air to the lungs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alar lamina of neural tube | The dorsal division of the lateral walls of the neural tube in the embryo; it gives rise to neurons relaying afferent impulses to higher centres; in the adult such neurons compose the sensory nuclei of the spinal cord and brainstem. Synonym: lamina alaris, alar plate of neural tube, dorsolateral plate of neural tube, lamina dorsalis, wing plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alar plate of neural tube | The dorsal division of the lateral walls of the neural tube in the embryo; it gives rise to neurons relaying afferent impulses to higher centres; in the adult such neurons compose the sensory nuclei of the spinal cord and brainstem. Synonym: lamina alaris, alar plate of neural tube, dorsolateral plate of neural tube, lamina dorsalis, wing plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of uterine tube | The wide portion of the uterine (fallopian) tube near the fimbriated extremity; it has a complexly folded mucosa with a columnar epithelium of mostly ciliated cells between which are secretory cells. Synonym: ampulla tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |