pneumonocele

pneumonocele
Protrusion of a portion of the lung through a defect in the chest wall. SYN: pleurocele, pneumatocele (2), pneumocele.

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pneu·mo·no·cele (noo-monґo-sēl) 1. hernial protrusion of lung tissue, as through a fissure in the chest wall. Called also pleurocele and pneumocele. 2. pneumatocele (def. 2).

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  • pleurocele — SYN: pneumonocele. [pleuro + G. kele, hernia] * * * n. herniation of the pleura. See hernia. * * * pleu·ro·cele (ploorґo sēl) pneumonocele (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

  • Pneumon — (gr.), die Lunge (s.d.); daher Pneumonisch, den Lungen dienlich od. an Lungenkrankheiten leidend. Pneumonĭca, Mittel gegen Lungenkrankheiten, bes. zur Beförderung des Auswurfs. Pneumonalgie, Lungenschmerz. Pneumonemphraxis, Überfüllung der Lungen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • pneumon- — combining form or pneumono Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn : lung pneumonectomy pneumonocele …   Useful english dictionary

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