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Pneumococcus
Paired spherical bacteria. A bacterium which causes respiratory tract infections including pneumonia. A type of streptococcal bacterium which can cause otitis media, tonsillitis, pneumonia, meningitis and septicaemia. It is usually sensitive to penicillin. Another term for the bacterium accurately referred to as Diplococcus pneumoniae, often responsible for pneumonia, is Streptococcus pneumoniae. This bacterium has 55…
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Pneumochysis
Fluid in the lungs.
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Pneumochirurgia
Surgery of the lungs.
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Pneumocephalon
Air or gas in part of skull enclosing the brain.
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Pneumocardial
Lungs and heart.
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Pneumobulbar
Lungs and brain stem. Concerning the lungs and respiratory center in the medulla oblongata of the brain.
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Pneumoamnios
Gas in the fluid in which the embryo floats.
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Perivisceral
Around an organ in a body cavity.
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Perivesicular
Around a saclike structure that secretes a fluid part of semen.
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Perivenous
Around a vein.
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