| pleuracotomy |
Incision into the pleura through the chest wall.
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| pleural drainage unit |
ABBR: PDU. A device used to evacuate fluids from the pleural cavity. Most PDUs consist of three chambers: one to collect fluids such as blood or pus; a second to maintain a water seal; and a third to control suction.
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| pleural fibrosis |
A condition occurring in pulmonary tuberculosis, asbestosis, and other lung diseases in which the pleura becomes thickened and the pleural space may be obliterated.
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| pleural sinus |
One of the spaces in the pleural sac along the lower and inferior portions of the lung that the lung does not occupy.
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| pleural tent |
In thoracoscopy or thoracic surgery, a mediastinal or subpleural blanket used to reinforce the suture line.
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