pneumonocele

pneumonocele

 [noo-mon´o-sēl]

1. hernial protrusion of lung tissue, as through a fissure in the chest wall. Called also pleurocele, pneumatocele, and pneumocele.

2. pneumatocele (def. 2).

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pneu·mon·o·cele

(nū-mon'ō-sēl),

Protrusion of a portion of the lung through a defect in the chest wall.

Synonym(s): pleurocele, pneumatocele (2) , pneumocele

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pneu·mon·o·cele

(nū-mon'ō-sēl)

Protrusion of a portion of the lung through a defect in the chest wall.
Synonym(s): pleurocele, pneumatocele (2) , pneumocele.

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