| pneumonic | <medicine> A medicine for affections of the lungs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pneumonic plague | A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of plague in which there are areas of pulmonary consolidation, with chill, pain in the side, bloody expectoration, and high fever. Synonym: plague pneumonia, pulmonic plague. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonitic | <medicine> Of or pertaining to pneumonitis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumonitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the lung secondary to viral or bacterial infection. Common symptoms include a productive cough, fever, chills and shortness of breath. (27 Sep 1997) |
| 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) |
| pneumothorax |
Free air in the chest outside the lung. It can occur spontaneously (out of the blue, with or without underlying lung disease), following a fractured rib, chest surgery, or be deliberately induced in order to collapse the lung. A small pneumothorax without underlying lung disease may resolve on its own. A larger pneumothorax or one associated with underlying lung disease often requires aspiration of the free air and/or placement of a chest tube to evacuate the air and allow lungs to re-expand.
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| pneumonia |
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| pneumonia |
Inflammation of the lungs characterized by fever, chills, muscle stiffness, chest pain, cough, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and difficulty breathing. Polysaccharide vaccines- Vaccines that are composed of long chains of sugar molecules that resemble the surface of certain types of bacteria. Polysaccharide vaccines are available for pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease and Haemophilus Influenzae type b.
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| pneumothorax |
Air outside the lung and within the chest cavity.
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| pneumothorax |
Condition in which air escapes from the lungs into the chest cavity and compresses the lungs.
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