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PODENXEPHALUS 



Pneumoskeleton (nu-mo-skeP '-et-on) [irvevuuv, lung ; 

 ok£/*t6i\ a dry body]. In biology, a skeletal struc- 

 ture developed in connection with a respiratory 

 organ. 



Pneumotherapeutic (nu-mo-ther-ap-u'-tik) \irvtvua, 

 air; Oepa-eia, treatment]. Pertaining to pneumo- 

 therapy. 



Pneumotherapeutics (nu-mo-ther-ap-u'-tiks). Syno- 

 nvm of Pneumotherapy. 



Pneumotherapy [ziu-mo-ther' '-ap-e) [— vev/ia, air, or 



i(jv, lung; depa—eia, treatment]. The treatment 



of diseases of the lung. Synonym of Pneumatotherapy. 



Pneumothorax (nu-mo-tho f -raks) \jzvtvaa, air; 6u>pa^, 

 chest]. Distention of the pleural cavity with air or 

 gas. This condition may be due to traumatism or to 

 communication between the pleural cavity and some 

 one of the air-containing organs. It is not rare as a 

 complication of pulmonary tuberculosis, following 

 rupture of a cavity. It is marked by dyspnea, shock, 

 pain, a tympanitic (sometimes a dull) percussion-note 

 over the affected side, displacement of the heart, bell- 

 tympany, and diminished respiratory murmur. If there 

 be also serum or liquid present, as is likely to be the 

 case unless death ensue rapidly, the condition is called 

 Hydro-pneuniothorax, or pneumothorax with effusion. 

 P. by Occlusion, a condition in which there is no ap- 

 parent communication between the air in the pleural 

 cavity and the external atmosphere. P., Patent, a 

 term used when the opening through which the air has 

 entered the pleura is free and unobstructed. P. sub- 

 phrenicus, pneumothorax due to perforation of the 

 diaphragm. P., Valvular, a term used when the 

 opening possesses a valvular character. 



Pneumotomy (nu-mot'-o-me) [rrviv/iuv, lung; ~oprj, a 

 cutting], i. Surgical incision of the lung. 2. The 

 anatomy, or dissection, of the lung. 



Pneumotoxin (nu-mo-toks'-in) \_~vevuuv, lung ; to~ikov, 

 a poison] . Klemperer' s term for a poisonous albuminoid 

 body produced by the pneumococcus, and which, 

 when introduced into the circulation of an animal 

 causes elevation of temperature. Subsequently there 

 is produced in the body a substance, antipneumotoxin, 

 which possesses the power of neutralizing the poison 

 which is formed by the bacteria. 



Pneumotuberculum (nu-mo-tu-ber' 'ku-lum) [irvcb/iuv, 

 lung; tuberculum, tubercle]. A tubercle of the lung. 



Pneumo-typhoid (nu - mo- ti'-foid). Synonym of 

 Pneitmo-ty pints. 



Pneumo-typhus (nu-mo-ti f -fus) \jrvz'vfujv, lung; rvpoq, 

 typhus]. A term given to those cases of typhoid 

 fever that begin with a definite pneumonia dependent 

 upon the typhoid-bacillus. 



Pneuobiomantia (nu-o-bi-o-man' '-she-ah). Same as 

 Pnatsiobiognosis. 



Pneusiobiognosis (nu-ze-o-bi-og-no / -sis) \jn'tvaic. a 

 blowing; 3ioc, life; yvaxrtc, knowledge]. Docimasia 

 pulmonum, q. v. 



Pneusis (nu'-sis) [-iwv, to breathe]. Respiration. P. 

 pertussis. Synonym of Whooping-cough. 



Pneusometer (nu-som' '-et-er) . Synonym of Spirometer. 



Pnigalion (ni -ga'-le-on) [Trviya/uuv ; irviyetv, to choke]. 

 tmare ; incubus. 



Pnigma • nig / -mah) [prviyeiv, to choke]. Strangula- 

 tion. 



Pnigophobia (ni-go-fo' -be-ah) [irviyetv, to choke ; o63oc , 

 fear]. The fear of choking that sometimes accom- 

 panies angina pectoris. 



Pnigos, Pnix, Pnixis {ni'-gos, niks, niks'-is). Syno- 

 nyms of Pnigma. 



Pock { pok)\T).,pok, a little pouch]. A pustule of an erup- 

 tive fever, especially of smallpox. P., Black. Syn- 

 onym of Black Smallpox. P.-broken, marked with 



smallpox. P., Diphtheric, in smallpox, a pock the 

 seat of coagulation-necrosis with the production of a 

 whitish membrane. P. -hole, P.-mark, the pit left 

 by the smallpox pustule. P., Horn. Synonym of 

 Variola verrucosa. P. -house, a smallpox hospital. 

 P. -marked, marked with the cicatrices of the small- 

 pox-pustule. P., Master, a large pock seen in some 

 cases of smallpox, and which resembles the pustule of 

 inoculation-smallpox. P. -pitted. Synonym of Pock- 

 marked. P., Stone, an obselete term for an acne- 

 pustule. 



Pocked (pokt) [D.,pok, a little pouch]. Pitted; 

 marked with pustules. 



Pocket (pok'-et) [ME., pocket, a pocket]. In anat- 

 omy, a blind sac, or sac-shaped cavity; the abdominal 

 cavity of certain fish. A diverticulum communicating 

 with a cavity. 



Pocketing (pok / -et-ing) [ME., pocket, a pocket]. A 

 name given by Storer to a mode of treating the 

 pedicle in the operation of ovariotomy. It is accom- 

 plished by bringing the extremity of the pedicle 

 between the inner lips of the incision, at its lower 

 angle, thus securing its attachment to the raw surface 

 of the abdominal wall. 



Pocky (pok'-e) [D., pok, a little pouch]. Having 

 pocks or pustules ; infected with variola or syphilis. 



Poculiform ( pok' -u-liforni) \_poculum, cup; forma, 

 form] . In biology, deeply cup-shaped, goblet-shaped. 



Poculum (pok'-u-lum) [L.]. A teacup. P. Diogenis 

 [Diogenes' cup]. The hollow of the hand. 



Pod [origin obscure]. In biology, a more or less 

 elongated cylindric seed-vessel. 



Podagra (pod-a / -grah) {_~oic, foot; aypa, seizure]. 

 Gout, especially of the great toe or the joints of the 

 foot. P. aberrans, retrocedent gout. 



Podagral (pod-a'-gral). Same as Podagric. 



Podagric (pod-a'-grik) [~oic, foot; aypa, seizure]. 

 Gouty. 



Podagrism ( pod' -ag-rizm) [~oic, foot; aypa, seizure]. 

 Goutiness. 



Podagrous ( pod-a' -grus) . Synonym of Podagric. 



Podalgia ( pod-al' -Je-ah) [xoi-c (gen. irodoq), foot; 

 a/.yoc, pain]. Pain in the foot. 



Podalic (pod-al' -ik) [~oic, foot]. Pertaining to the 

 feet. P. Version, in obstetrics, the operation of 

 changing the position of the fetus in utero so as to 

 bring the feet to the outlet. 



Podanencephalia (pod-an-en-sefa'-le-ah) [jtovc, foot; 

 a priv. ; evyneoa/oc, headless]. Anencephalia with a 

 pedunculated head. 



Podarthral (pod-ar'-thral) [~orc, foot; apdpov, a 

 joint]. Pertaining to the podarthrum. 



Podarthritis (pod-ar-thri'-tis) [~oir, foot; apdpov, 

 joint; trie, inflammation]. Gouty inflammation of the 

 joints of the feet. 



Podarthrocace ( pod-ar-throk* -as-e) [—o'vq, foot ; apdpov, 

 joint ; kukoc , evil]. Caries of the articulations of the 

 feet. 



Podarthrum ( pod-ar* -thrum) [-oiq, foot ; apdpov, a 

 joint: pi., Podarthra\ In biology, the foot-joint or 

 metatarso-phalangeal articulation. 



Podedema (pod-e-de / -mah) [~oir, foot ; olfirjua, edema]. 

 Edema of the foot. 



Podelcoma, Podelkoma ( pod-el- ko'-mah). See Fungus- 

 foot. 



Podencephalia (pod-en-sefa' '-le-ah) [trofcf, foot ; eyne- 

 oa'/.oc, brain]. The condition present in a poden- 

 cephalus. 



Podencephalus (pod-rn-sef'-al-us) [~ovc, foot; eyid6- 

 a/xK, brain]. A variety of single autositic monsters 

 of the species exencephalus, in which there is a pro- 

 trusion of the cranial contents from the top of the 



