| pneumonia, rickettsial | Pneumonia caused by infection with bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pneumonia, staphylococcal | Pneumonia caused by staphylococcus aureus. This condition is a frequent complication of viral influenza. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia, viral | Pneumonia caused by a virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonic | <medicine> A medicine for affections of the lungs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumonic plague | A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of plague in which there are areas of pulmonary consolidation, with chill, pain in the side, bloody expectoration, and high fever. Synonym: plague pneumonia, pulmonic plague. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonitic | <medicine> Of or pertaining to pneumonitis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumonitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the lung secondary to viral or bacterial infection. Common symptoms include a productive cough, fever, chills and shortness of breath. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pneumonocele | Protrusion of a portion of the lung through a defect in the chest wall. Synonym: pleurocele, pneumatocele, pneumocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonocentesis | Rarely used term for paracentesis of the lung. Synonym: pneumocentesis. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + kentesis, puncture (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonococcal | Relating to or associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |