| PNU | protein nitrogen unit |
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| Pnx | pneumothorax |
| PNZ | posterior necrotic zone |
| PNET | Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor |
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| PNF | Primary non-function |
| PNF | Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation |
| PNGase | Peptide:N-glycanase |
| PNGase F | Peptide N-glycosidase F |
| PNGase F | Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminyl)asparagine amidase F |
| PNH | Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria |
| PNHS | pooled normal human serum |
| PNI | Perineural invasion |
| PNI | Prognostic Nutritional Index |
| pneumococcolysis | Lysis or destruction of pneumococci. Origin: pneumococcus + G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pneumococcosis | Rarely used term for infection with pneumococci. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcosuria | The presence of pneumococci or their specific capsular substance in the urine. Origin: pneumococcus + G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumococcus | <bacteria> A genus of bacteria that is typified by gram-positive staining and a coccal shape (round) that are usually observed microscopically in pairs. A common cause of pneumonia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pneumocolon | Gas in the colon or interstitial gas in the wall of the colon. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + kolon, colon (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoconiosis | <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) |
| pneumoconiosis of coal workers | Pneumoconiosis seen in coal miners, for example anthracosis, black lung disease (pneumomelanosis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoconiosis siderotica | Pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of iron dust. Synonym: pulmonary siderosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumocranium | Air present between the cranium and the dura mater; the term is commonly used to indicate extradural or subdural air. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pneumocystis carinii | <protozoa> A protozoon microorganism that is the causative agent of pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised patients (e.g. With AIDS). It is most closely related to ustomycetous yeasts. See: pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (27 Sep 1997) |
| pneumocystis carinii infections | Infection with pneumocystis carinii, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii) and other infections in humans. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with aids, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumocystis carinii pneumonia | <chest medicine> A pneumonia caused by an infection with Pneumocystis carinii. Pneumocystis carinii grows rapidly in the lungs of patients with immunosuppression, particularly due to AIDS and is the leading AIDS-related cause of death. Pneumocystis carinii infection sometimes may occur elsewhere in the body (skin, eye, spleen, liver or heart). It is considered one of the diagnostic criteria for AIDS in an HIV positive individual. (10 Jan 1998) |
| pneumocystis pneumonia | <chest medicine> A pneumonia caused by an infection with Pneumocystis carinii. Pneumocystis carinii grows rapidly in the lungs of patients with immunosuppression, particularly due to AIDS and is the leading AIDS-related cause of death. Pneumocystis carinii infection sometimes may occur elsewhere in the body (skin, eye, spleen, liver or heart). It is considered one of the diagnostic criteria for AIDS in an HIV positive individual. (10 Jan 1998) |
| pneumocystography | Radiography of the bladder following injection of air. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + kystis, bladder, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumocystosis | <chest medicine> A pneumonia caused by an infection with Pneumocystis carinii. Pneumocystis carinii grows rapidly in the lungs of patients with immunosuppression, particularly due to AIDS and is the leading AIDS-related cause of death. Pneumocystis carinii infection sometimes may occur elsewhere in the body (skin, eye, spleen, liver or heart). It is considered one of the diagnostic criteria for AIDS in an HIV positive individual. (10 Jan 1998) |
Synonyms : Pneumonia, Ventilator Associated, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Synonyms : Pneumonias, Viral, Viral Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonias
Synonyms : Pneumonolyses
Synonyms : Pneumopericardiums
Synonyms :
| pneumonia |
An inflammatory infection that occurs in the lung.
출처: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| pneumonia |
inflammation of the lungs due to a bacterial or viral infection, which causes fever, shortness of breath, and the coughing up of phlegm
출처: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_p.asp
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| pneumothorax |
a condition in which air enters the space between the chest wall and the lungs, causing chest pain and shortness of breath; may occur spontaneously or be the result of a disease or an accident
출처: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_p.asp
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| pneumococcus |
The bacteria that most often cause pneumonia. About 40,000 pneumonia deaths in the United States each year can be traced to Streptococcus pneumonia.
출처: www.ehealthmd.com/library/pneumonia/PNM_glossary.h...
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| Pneumocystis carinii |
pneumonia: A type of pneumonia (lung inflammation) caused by a microbe called Pneumocystiscarinii, seen in people with impaired immunity
출처: www.ehealthmd.com/library/aidswomen/AID_glossary.h...
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