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pneumocephalus

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pneumocephalus /pneu·mo·ceph·a·lus/ (-sef´ah-lus) air in the intracranial cavity.
pneu·mo·ceph·a·lus (nm-sf-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 [noo″mo-sef´ah-lus]
air in the intracranial cavity.
pneumocephalus
air in the intracranial cavity.
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