Author: Glossary
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Pneumotyphus
Typhoid fever with pneumonia at onset.
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Open pneumothorax
A pneumothorax in which the pleural cavity is exposed to the atmosphere through an open wound in the chest wall.
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Extrapleural pneumothorax
The formation of a pneumothorax by introducing air into the space between the pleura and the inside of the rib cage. The lung collapses when the pleural membrane is removed from the chest wall and gas is introduced into the created space. This procedure was done in situations where artificial pneumothorax wasn’t feasible. However, it…
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Pneumorrhachis
The abnormal finding of gas within the spinal canal, e.g., after trauma.
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Pneupneumopleuritis
Inflammation of the lungs and pleura.
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Pneumonopathy
Any diseased condition of the lung.
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Intrapleural pneumonolysis
Separation of adhering visceral and parietal layers of pleura. Surgical separation of the two layers of pleura, one lining the chest and the other covering the lungs.
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Extrapleural pneumonolysis
Separation of the parietal pleura from the chest wall.
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Pneumonolysis
The loosening and separation of an adherent lung from the costal pleura. A surgical procedure performed to allow the lung to collapse by releasing it from adhesions to the chest wall.
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Pneumococcal pneumonitis
Pneumonia in which the causative agent is pneumococci.