| pneumonocele | Protrusion of a portion of the lung through a defect in the chest wall. Synonym: pleurocele, pneumatocele, pneumocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| pneumonocentesis | Rarely used term for paracentesis of the lung. Synonym: pneumocentesis. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + kentesis, puncture (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonococcal | Relating to or associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonococcus | A gram-positive organism found in the upper respiratory tract, inflammatory exudates, and various body fluids of normal and/or diseased humans and, rarely, domestic animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonoconiosis | <chest medicine> Fibrosis and scarring of the lungs secondary to the repeated inhalation of dust associated with some occupation. Examples include silica, asbestos and coal dust exposure. (29 Oct 1998) |
| pneumonocyte | Non-specific term referring to cells lining alveoli in the respiratory part of the lung. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonokoniosis | pneumoconiosis |
| pneumonolysis | Division of the tissues attaching the lung to the wall of the chest cavity, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonomelanosis | Blackening of the lung tissue from the inhalation of coal dust or other black particles. Synonym: pneumonomelanosis. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + melanosis, a becoming black (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonometer | <physiology> A spirometer; a pneumometer. See: Pneumo-, and -meter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumonomoniliasis | Rarely used term for candidiasis of the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonomycosis | An obsolete term denoting any disease of the lungs caused by the presence of fungi. Synonym: pneumonomycosis. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + mykes, fungus (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonopathy | <chest medicine> Any disease that affects the lung. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |
| pneumonopexy | Fixation of the lung by suturing the costal and pulmonary pleurae or otherwise causing adhesion of the two layers. Synonym: pneumopexy. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonophora | <zoology> The division of Siphonophora which includes the Physalia and allied genera. Synonym: Pneumatophorae. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A lung + to bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |