- pneumoderma
- SYN: subcutaneous emphysema. [G. pneuma, air, + derma, skin]
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pneu·mo·der·ma (noo″mo-durґmə) [pneumo- + derma] subcutaneous emphysema.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pneumoderma
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