intracranial pneumatocele
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pneumatocele — 1. An emphysematous or gaseous swelling. 2. SYN: pneumonocele. 3. A thin walled cavity within the lung, one of the characteristic sequelae of staphylococcus pneumonia and Pneumocystis carinii … Medical dictionary
pneumocele — SYN: pneumonocele. extracranial p. SYN: extracranial pneumatocele. intracranial p. SYN: intracranial pneumatocele. * * * see pneumocephalus * * * pneu·mo·cele (nooґmo sēl″) 1. pneumonocele (def. 1). 2. pneumato … Medical dictionary
pneumocephalus — Presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity. [G. pneuma, air, + kephale, head] * * * pneu·mo·ceph·a·lus sef ə ləs n, pl li .lī the presence of air within the cranial cavity * * * (pneumocele) n. the presence of air within the skull, usually… … Medical dictionary
aerocele — Distention of a small natural cavity with gas. [aero + G. kele, tumor] * * * aero·cele a( ə)r ō .sēl, e( ə)r n a cavity or pouch swollen with gas (as air) <an intracranial aerocele> * * * aero·cele (ārґo sēl″) [aero + cele1] … Medical dictionary
