pneumocephalus /pneu·mo·ceph·a·lus/ (-sef´ah-lus) air in the intracranial cavity.
pneumocephalus
pneu·mo·ceph·a·lus (n  m -s f  -ls)n. The presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity. |
pneumocephalus
[no̅o̅′mō·sef′ə·ləs]
Etymology: Gr, pneuma air + kephalē head
the presence of air in the intracranial cavity. Also called intracranial pneumatocele, pneumatocephalus, pneumocrania, pneumoencephalocele.
pneumocephalus
air in the intracranial cavity.
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