| pneumolithiasis | Formation of calculi in the lungs. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pneumology | <anatomy, study> The science which treats of the lungs. (04 Mar 1998) |
| pneumolysis | Separation of the lung and costal pleura from the endothoracic fascia. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + lysis, a loosening (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumomalacia | Softening of the lung tissue. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + malakia, softness (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumomassage | Compression and rarefaction of the air in the external auditory meatus, causing movement of an intact tympanic membrane. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + massage (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumomediastinum | <radiology> SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM, common; usually during the 2nd - 3rd decade, aetiology: rupture of marginally situated alveoli from sudden rise in intralveolar pressure: acute asthma, aspiration pneumonia, hyaline membrane disease, measles, giant cell pneumonia, coughing, vomiting, exercise, parturition, diabetic acidosis, tumour erosion of trachea/oesophagus, pneumoperitoneum, pneumoretroperitoneum, complication: air block (decreased venous return) TRAUMATIC PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM (rare), pulmonary interstitial emphysema (positive pressure ventilation), ruptured bronchus (commonly associated with pneumothorax), ruptured oesophagus (diabetic acidosis, alcoholic, Boerhaave) see also: Hamman sign (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumomediastinum, diagnostic | Deliberate introduction of air or gas into the mediastinum as an aid to examination and diagnosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumomelanosis | Blackening of the lung tissue from the inhalation of coal dust or other black particles. Synonym: pneumonomelanosis. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + melanosis, a becoming black (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumometer | <physiology> A spirometer. Origin: Pneumo-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pneumometry | An obsolete term for spirometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumomycosis | An obsolete term denoting any disease of the lungs caused by the presence of fungi. Synonym: pneumonomycosis. Origin: G. Pneumon, lung, + mykes, fungus (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumomyelography | Rarely used radiographic examination of spinal canal after injection of air or gas into the subarachnoid space. Origin: G. Pneuma, air, + myelos, marrow, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonectomy | An operation to remove an entire lung. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia | <chest medicine> Inflammation of the lungs with consolidation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pneumonia dissecans | Pneumonia in which the lobules of the lung are separated by collections of purulent exudate. Synonym: pneumonia dissecans. (05 Mar 2000) |