| pneumothorax |
Condition in which air escapes from the lungs into the chest cavity and compresses the lungs.
Ãâó: www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/edu/icnGlossary.html
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| pneumonia |
A general term used to describe the inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue as a result of infection of inhalation of foreign particles.
Ãâó: www.kurlama.com/glossary/p.html
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| pneumonectomy |
A surgical procedure in which an entire lung is removed. A pneumonectomy is most often done for cancer of the lung that cannot be treated by removal of a smaller portion of the lung, which is known as a "lobectomy".
Ãâó: www.usctransplant.org/heart/glossary.html
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| pneumonia |
a disease of the lungs characterized by inflammation and consolidation followed by resolution and caused by infection or irritants
Ãâó: duke.usask.ca/~misra/virology/stud2005/vaccines6/t...
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| pneumonia |
Lung inflammation.
Ãâó: www.havingbabies.com/news/42_146_2982.cfm
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