| pneumatologist | One versed in pneumatology. Origin: Cf. F. Pneumatologiste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pneumatology | 1. <study> The doctrine of, or a treatise on, air and other elastic fluids. See Pneumatics. 2. <philosophy> The science of spiritual being or phenomena of any description. Origin: Pneumato: cf. F. Pneumatologie. (04 Mar 1998) |
| pneumatometer | <physiology> An instrument for measuring the amount of force exerted by the lungs in respiration. Origin: Pneumato-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumatophore | Modified roots rising above ground that may function as a respiratory organ in plant species subjected to frequent inundation or soil saturation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| pneumatorrhachis | Synonym: pneumorrhachis. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + rhachis, spine (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatoscope | <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) |
| pneumatosis | Abnormal accumulation of gas in any tissue or part of the body. Origin: G. A blowing out (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatosis coli | A usually benign condition in which gas is seen radiographically in the wall of the colon; sometimes associated with obstructive lung disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatosis cystoides | <radiology> Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, multiple gas filled cysts of various sizes located in subserosa (sometimes in submucosa), age: adulthood, location: predominantly in lower colon X-ray: best demonstrated on CT, segmental mucosal nodularity (Differential diagnosis: polyposis), complication: assymptomatic large pneumoperitoneum (may persist for months/years) see: pneumatosis intestinalis (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis | A condition characterised by the presence of thin-walled, gas-containing cysts in the wall of the intestines. The lesions may be subserosal or submucosal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumatosis intestinalis | <radiology> Multiple thin-walled, non-communicating, gas-filled cysts located in subserosa with or without submucosa with normal mucosa and muscularis, primary pneumatosis intestinalis (15%), secondary pneumatosis intestinalis (85%), ischemia, necrotizing enterocolitis, mesenteric vascular disease, trauma (sigmoidoscopy, biopsy, BE, postsurgical anastomosis), infection (primary infection, parasites, perforated jejunal tic), inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, connective tissue disease (especially scleroderma), Whipple disease, pulmonary disease (COPD, artificial ventilation), colonic obstruction (air dissecting distally) see: pneumatosis cystoides (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumatothorax | <medicine> See Pneumothorax. Origin: Pneumato- + thorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumaturia | The passage of gas or air from the urethra during or after urination, resulting from decomposition of bladder urine or, more commonly, from an intestinal fistula. Synonym: pneumatinuria. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatype | A device for determining the permeability of the nasal fossae by exhaling through the nose against a plate of cooled glass. Origin: G. Pneuma, breath, + typos, type (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatic hammer d. |
vibration d.
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| pneumatodyspnea |
Dyspnea caused by pulmonary emphysema.
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| pneumatic l. |
lithotripsy in which a rigid probe is inserted through the ureter and pneumatic pressure is applied directly to the calculus.
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| pneumatotherapy |
Pneumotherapy.
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| pneumatic m. |
pneumomassage.
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