pneumatosis

pneumatosis
the abnormal accumulation of gas in the body

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  • Pneumatŏsis — (griech.), s. Luftansammlung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pneumatosis — Pneumatōsis (grch.), s. Luftansammlung …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • pneumatosis — Abnormal accumulation of gas in any tissue or part of the body. [G. a blowing out] p. coli a usually benign condition in which gas is seen radiographically in the wall of the colon; sometimes associated with obstructive lung disease. p. cystoides …   Medical dictionary

  • pneumatosis — n. the occurrence of gas cysts in abnormal sites in the body. Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is the occurrence of multiple gas cysts in the wall of the lower intestines. Its cause is unknown; it can be treated by hyperbaric oxygenation …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Pneumatosis intestinalis — in der Computertomographie bei Darmischämie. Lungenfenster zur besseren Darstellung der Gaseinlagerungen in die Darmwände. Unter Pneumatosis intestinalis wird in der Medizin ein seltenes Krankheitsbild oder in der Radiologie ein seltener Befund… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINI — (син. emphysema intestinalis), воздушные кисты кишечника, редкое "заболевание, заключающееся в образовании на ограниченном протяжении стенки кишки группы кист, наполненных газом. Р. с. i. впервые был описан в 1825 г. Мейе ром (Meyer) у… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия

  • pneumatosis coli — pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis the presence of thin walled, gas containing cysts in the intestinal wall either subserosally or submucosally; the etiology is not known. Called also intestinal emphysema and intestinal p …   Medical dictionary

  • Pneumatosis coli — Unter Pneumatosis intestinalis wird in der Medizin ein seltenes Krankheitsbild oder in der Radiologie ein seltener Befund bezeichnet. Das Krankheitsbild ist durch eine Gasansammlung in der Wand (intramural) des Verdauungstrakts gekenzeichnet. Die …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pneumatosis intestinalis — In radiology, pneumatosis intestinalis is a sign on x ray which is highly suggestive for necrotizing enterocolitis. The literal meaning is gas in the bowel wall, as opposed to in the lumen which is normal …   Wikipedia

  • pneumatosis — n. abnormal presence of gas or air in the body (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

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