| Pneumonyssus simicola | A small mite (family Halarachnidae) that causes pulmonary acariasis in monkeys. Origin: pneumon-+ G. Hyssos, javelin; L. Simia, ape, + -cola, inhabitant (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pneumootoka | <zoology> Same as Sauropsida. Origin: NL. See Pneumo-, and Ooticoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumopericardium | Air between the heart and the pericardium, the membrane wrapped around the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumoperitoneum | <radiology> Aetiology, iatrogenic, surgery, dialysis, spontaneous, peptic perforation, bowel obstruction, toxic megacolon, trauma, penetrating or blunt injury, miscellaneous, female genital tract (intercourse, douching, insufflation), pneumatosis intestinalis or coli duration, typically 4-5 days (up to 4 weeks), persists longer in adults than kids, and in thin people X-ray, upright chest or left lateral decubitus can detect 1 cc, gas under diaphragm or lateral liver margin, football sign, Rigler sign (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumoperitoneum in kids | <radiology> Premature infant: NEC most likely to be perforation, air-block most likely to be dissection of air from mediastinum, full-term infant: idiopathic gastric perforation, older kids: perforated peptic ulcer, rupture of Meckel diver, diseased bowel (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumoperitoneum, artificial | Deliberate introduction of air into the peritoneal cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumoperitonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum with an accumulation of gas in the peritoneal cavity. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + peritonitis (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumopexy | 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) |
| pneumophagia | The word phage in Greek means to eat. Aerophagia is literally to eat air. Aerophagia is a common cause of gas in the stomach. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating or drinking. However, rapid eating or drinking, chewing gum, smoking, or ill-fitting dentures may cause a significant increase in swallowed air. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumophora | <zoology> A division of holothurians having an internal gill, or respiratory tree. Origin: NL. See Pneumonophora. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumopleuritis | Pleurisy with air or gas in the pleural cavity. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + pleur-+ -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumopyelography | Radiography of the kidney after air or gas has been injected into the renal pelvis. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + pyelos, pelvis, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumopyothorax | <medicine> Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity. Origin: Gr. Pus + E. Pneumothorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumoradiography | Radiography using air, oxygen, or some other gas as a contrast medium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumoresection | Excision of part of a lung. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + resection (05 Mar 2000) |