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