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pneumatosis

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pneumatosis /pneu·ma·to·sis/ (-to´sis) [Gr.] air or gas in an abnormal location in the body.
pneumatosis cystoi´des intestina´lis  presence of thin-walled, gas-containing cysts in the wall of the intestines.
pneu·ma·to·sis (nm-tss)
n.
Abnormal accumulation of gas in any tissue or other part of the body.
pneumatosis [noo″mah-to´sis]
air or gas in an abnormal location in the body.
pneumatosis cystoi´des intestina´lis a condition characterized by the presence of thin-walled, gas-containing cysts in the wall of the intestines. Called also intestinal emphysema.
pneumatosis
air or gas in an abnormal location in the body.
pneumatosis coli
gas or air dissecting the tissues in the wall of the large intestine.
pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
a condition characterized by the presence of thin-walled, gas-containing cysts in the wall of the intestines in humans, a condition similar to intestinal emphysema in pigs.
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These findings were suggestive of pneumatosis intestinalis (also known as pneumatosis cystoides) involving the rectosigmoid and distal sigmoid colon.
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