| PMC | paramyotonia congenita; patient management category; phenylmercuric chloride; physical medicine clin... |
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| PPT | parietal pleural tissue; partial prothrombin time; peak-to-peak threshold; Pfeiffer-Palm-Teller [syn... |
| VPS | ventriculoperitoneal shunt; verbal pain scale; virtual point source; visual pleural space; volume pe... |
| pleural plaque | Fibrous thickening of the parietal pleura, characteristically caused by inhalation exposure to asbestos. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pleural pressure | The pressure in the pleural space between the visceral and parietal pleurae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural rale | Friction rub sound caused by inflammation of the pleura. Synonym: pleural friction rub, pleural rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural reaction | Thickening of the pleural stripe on chest radiographs, representing pleuritis, pleural effusion, or pleural fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural recesses | Three recesses of the pleural cavity, one behind the sternum and costal cartilages (costomediastinal recess), one between the diaphragm and chest wall (costodiaphragmatic recess), and one between the diaphragm and mediastinum (phrenicomediastinal recess). Synonym: recessus pleurales, pleural sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural rub | Friction rub sound caused by inflammation of the pleura. Synonym: pleural friction rub, pleural rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural sinuses | Three recesses of the pleural cavity, one behind the sternum and costal cartilages (costomediastinal recess), one between the diaphragm and chest wall (costodiaphragmatic recess), and one between the diaphragm and mediastinum (phrenicomediastinal recess). Synonym: recessus pleurales, pleural sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural space | Although reference is often made to the pleural space (one dictionary defines pleural effusion as the presence of fluid in the pleural space ), there is normally only a small amount of fluid between the two layers of the pleura. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pleural stripe | On a chest radiograph, the soft tissue stripe between the opacity of the aerated lung and that of the cortex of the rib. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural villi | Shaggy appendages on the pleura in the neighborhood of the costomediastinal sinus. Synonym: villi pleurales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleuralgia | <medicine> Pain in the side or region of the ribs. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Rib + pain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pleural sac |
In anatomy, the pleural cavity is the potential space between the lungs and the chest wall. It has virtually nothing in it in the normal non-diseased state, except a small amount of pleural fluid. The cavity is lined by specialized epithelium called pleura. The pleura that is connected to the chest wall is called the parietal pleura and is highly sensitive to pain. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleural_sac
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| pleural cavity |
The space enclosed by the pleura, which is a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity.
출처: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| pleural effusion |
a buildup of fluid between the membranes that line the lungs and chest cavity (the pleura); causes compression of the lungs, which leads to breathing difficulty
출처: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_p.asp
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| pleural rub |
a rubbing sound produced by inflamed pleural membranes that can be heard when breathing
출처: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_p.asp
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| pleural effusion |
Any accumulation of fluid between the layers of the pleura.
출처: www.ehealthmd.com/library/pneumonia/PNM_glossary.h...
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