Category: P

The act of passing air or gas in the urine. The passage of gas in the urine. Pneumaturia occurs because of an abnormal opening (fistula) between the bladder and the intestine caused by birth defect, injury, or disease. It can be a complication of disorders such as Crohn disease, cancer, and diverticular disease. The presence…

The occurrence of gas in an unusual place in the body. The presence of air or gas in an abnormal location in the body. The occurrence of air or gas in unusual locations within the body.  

An instrument which measures the air pressure in the eye, used in testing for glaucoma. It blows a puff of air onto the cornea.  

A sac or tumour filled with gas. Herniation of the lung. A sac or growth filled with gas, notably when the scrotum is inflated with air. Also referred to as pneumonocele or pneumocele.  

The part of a hypodermic syringe which slides up and down inside the tube, either sucking liquid into the syringe or forcing the contents out.  

A rare syndrome characterized by dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs (thin mucous membranes in the upper part of the esophagus). Plummer-Vinson syndrome primarily affects women and usually occurs between ages 40 and 70. Diagnosis is made through physical examination, blood tests, esopha-goscopy (internal examination of the esophagus with a lighted viewing tube),…

Any system of tubes or vessels in the body, but especially the urinary system (informal humorous).  

The act of packing bone cavities with antiseptic material. The act of packing of the lung or pleural cavities with inert material. The insertion of plastic balls into the pleural cavity to cause collapse of the lung. This was done in the days before effective antituberculous drugs to help tuberculosis to heal. A method of…

Able to be bent easily. Capable of being bent or twisted easily; flexible. Plicae, fold of tissue (e.g., plica vocalis, vocal cord).  

Acute lobar pneumonia, the classic type of pneumonia.