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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.  

A membrane that encases the lung.  

Pain in the muscles between the ribs, due to rheumatic inflammation. Acute inflammation of the muscles between the ribs, causing pain, tenderness, and often fever. Pain arising from inflammation or infection of the lung. Severe paroxysmal pain arising from the muscles between the ribs. It is often thought to be of rheumatic origin. Also known…

Treatment for a collapsed lung, in which the inner and outer pleura are stuck together. Production of adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura; it is usually done surgically or by instillation of drugs or chemicals. This method is used to treat recurrent pneumothorax and malignant pleural effusions.  

An operation in which a hollow needle is put into the pleura to drain liquid. Insertion of a hollow needle into the pleural cavity through the chest wall in order to withdraw fluid, blood, pus, or air. A surgical procedure where a needle is inserted through the skin into the pleural space to extract fluid…

A condition in which part of the lung or pleura is herniated. Fluid in the pleural cavity. A lung herniation with a buildup of fluid in the pleural space.  

A tumour of the pleura, caused by inhaling asbestos dust.  

A fluid which forms between the layers of the pleura in pleurisy. The fluid contained in the membranous sac that surrounds each lung. Fluid secreted by serous membranes in the pleurae that reduces friction during respiratory movements of the lungs. When excessive pleural fluid is secreted and not absorbed, a pleural effusion accumulates.