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