| 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) |
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| 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) |
| pneumonopleuritis | Pneumonia associated with inflammation of the overlying pleura. Synonym: pneumonopleuritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonorrhaphy | Suture of the lung. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonotomy | Incision of the lung. Synonym: pneumotomy. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumothorax |
Condition in which air escapes from the lungs into the chest cavity and compresses the lungs.
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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.
출처: 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".
출처: www.usctransplant.org/heart/glossary.html
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| pneumatic |
Operated by hydraulic (liquid) pressure along tubes.
출처: www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/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
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