| pneumoretroperitoneum | Escape of air into the retroperitoneal tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pneumoroentgenography | A description of the lungs. Origin: Pneumo-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumorrhachis | The presence of gas in the spinal canal. Synonym: pneumatorrhachis. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + rhachis, spinal column (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoscope | <instrument> 1. Obsolete term for an instrument for measuring the extent of the respiratory excursions of the chest. Synonym: pneoscope. 2. Obsolete term for an instrument for use in auscultatory percussion, the percussion sounds of the chest being heard at the mouth. Synonym: pneumoscope. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + skopeo, to examine (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoserothorax | A collection of fluid and gas within the pleural cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumosilicosis | Inflammation of the lung caused by foreign bodies (inhaled particles of silica): leads to fibrosis but unlike asbestosis does not predispose to neoplasia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pneumoskeleton | <zoology> A chitinous structure which supports the gill in some invertebrates. Origin: Pneumo- + skeleton. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumotachogram | A recording of respired gas flow as a function of time, produced by a pneumotachograph. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + tachys, swift, + gramma, something written (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumotachograph | An instrument for measuring the instantaneous flow of respiratory gases. Synonym: pneumotachometer. Fleisch pneumotachograph, a pneumotachograph that measures flow in terms of the proportional pressure drop across a resistance consisting of numerous capillary tubes in parallel. Silverman-Lilly pneumotachograph, a pneumotachograph that measures flow in terms of the proportional pressure drop across a resistance consisting of a very fine mesh screen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumotachometer | Synonym: pneumotachograph. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + tachys, swift, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumotherapy | <medicine> The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied air. Origin: Gr. Air + therapy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumothermomassage | Application to the body of hot air under varying degrees of pressure. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + therme, heat, + Fr. Massage (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumothorax | <chest medicine> A collapse of the lung due to an abrupt change in the intrapleural pressure within the chest cavity. This may be due to lung or chest penetration (trauma). May also occur spontaneously (lung rupture). Symptoms include shortness of breath and severe, one-sided (affected side) chest pain on inhalation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pneumothorax simplex | Pneumothorax, without known cause, in an otherwise healthy person. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumothorax, artificial | Injection of air or a more slowly absorbed gas such as nitrogen, into the pleural space to collapse the lung. It was formerly used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonectomy |
Removal of the entire right or left lung.
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| pneumothorax |
A collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity as a result of disease or injury.
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| Pneumocystis carinii |
pneumonia (PCP)
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| pneumoconiosis |
Health conditions characterized by permanent deposition of substantial amounts of particulate matter in the lungs and by the tissue reaction to its presence; can range from relatively harmless forms of sclerosis to the destructive fibrotic effect of silicosis.
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| pneumonia |
an infection of the lung, which may be located in only one area.
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