| 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) |
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| 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) |
| pneumocyte | Synonym: alveolar cell. Origin: pneumo-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoderma | Synonym: subcutaneous emphysema. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumodynamics | The mechanics of respiration. Synonym: pneodynamics. Origin: G. Pneuma, breath, + dynamis, force (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoempyema | A rarely used term for pyopneumothorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoencephalogram | Radiograph s obtained by pneumoencephalography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumoencephalography | Radiographic visualization of the cerebral ventricles by injection of air or other gas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumogastric | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach. The pneumogastric nerve. <anatomy> Pneumogastric nerve, one of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx, oesophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial apparatus and also to the sides of the body. Origin: Pneumo- + gastric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumogastric nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The vagus nerve enervates the gut (gastrointestinal tract), heart and larynx. Lesions of the tenth nerve usually result in a horse voice, but may also cause difficulty in swallowing or talking. Synonym: cranial nerve X. (27 Sep 1997) |
Synonyms : Pneumonia, Ventilator Associated, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Synonyms : Pneumonias, Viral, Viral Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonias
Synonyms : Pneumonolyses
Synonyms : Pneumopericardiums
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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| pneumonia |
An infection in the lungs.
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