| pneumocele | Synonym: pneumonocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pneumocentesis | Rarely used term for paracentesis of the lung. Synonym: pneumocentesis. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + kentesis, puncture (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumocephalus | Presence of air within the skull due to fistulous tract formation, penetrating wounds, fractures, erosions from tumours or infections, surgery, or may occur spontaneously. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumocholecystitis | Cholecystitis with gas-forming organisms giving rise to gas in the gallbladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcaemia | The presence of pneumococci in the blood. Origin: pneumococcus + G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcal | Pertaining to or containing the pneumococcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcal empyema | Infection of the pleural cavity by Streptococcus pneumoniae, the pneumococcus, with pus formation. Pulsating empyema, a large, tense collection of pus in the pleural cavity through which the cardiac pulsations are transmitted to the chest wall. Streptococcal empyema, purulent exudation into the pleural cavity caused by infection with Streptococcus haemolyticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcal infections | Infections with bacteria of the species streptococcus pneumoniae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumococcal pneumonia | Pneumonia due to infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae; often of lobar distribution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcal pneumonia immunization | This vaccine, which prevents one of the most common and severe forms of pneumonia, is usually given only once in a lifetime, usually after the age of 55, to someone with ongoing lung problems (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma) or other chronic diseases (including those involving the heart and kidneys). This vaccination would rarely be given to children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumococcal polysaccharide | A soluble type-specific polysaccharide produced during active growth of virulent pneumococci composing a large part of the capsule. Synonym: pneumococcal polysaccharide, soluble specific substance, specific soluble polysaccharide, specific soluble sugar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcal vaccine | Vaccine comprised of purified capsular polysaccharide antigen from 23 types of Streptococcus pneumoniae (representing those types responsible for most of the reported pneumococcal diseases in the U.S.). (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcal/suppurative keratitis | A severe, creeping, central, suppurative ulcer often due to pneumococci. Synonym: pneumococcal/suppurative keratitis, serpent ulcer of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococci | <bacteria> Gram-positive pyogenic organisms (about 1m diameter), usually encapsulated, closely related to streptococci, associated with diseases of the lung. (29 Oct 1998) |
| pneumococcidal | Destructive to pneumococci. Origin: pneumococcus + L. Caedo, to kill (05 Mar 2000) |