PLURIMAMMATE 



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PNEUMONOPLEURESIS 



Plurimammate {plu-re-mam' -at) [plus, more ; mam- 

 ma, & breast]. I. Having several breasts, polymastia 

 2. A person or animal having several breasts. 



Plurinucleate [plu-re-nu'-kle-dt). Poly nucleate. 



Pluriserial {plu-re-se'-re-al). Made up of several 

 series, multiserial. 



Plurisy (plu'-ris-e). Same as Plethora. 



Plurivalent {plu-ri-J-al-ent). See Multivalent (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Pluviograph (plu'-ve-o-graf) \_pluvia, rain; ypd- 

 </>eiv, to write]. A self- registering rain-gage. 



Pluviometer (plu-ve-om'-et-ur) \_pliwia, rain; metare, 

 to measure]. A rain-gage. 



Pluviometric (plu-ve-o-mef '-rik). Relating to the 

 measurement of rainfalls. 



Pluviometry (plu-ve-om'-et-re). The measurement of 

 rainfall. 



Pluvioscope ( plu'-ve-o-skop'). See Pluviometer. 



Pneumascope (nu' '-mah- skop). See Pneumatoscope. 



Pneumathorax. See Pneumothorax (Illus.- Diet. ). 



Pneumatinuria (nu-mat-in-iS-re-ah). See Pneu- 

 tnaturia (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumatocele (nu-mat'-o-se'l). I. See Aerocele. 2. 

 See Pneumonocele (Illus. Diet.). P. capitis, P. 

 cranii. See Physocepkalus (Illus. Diet.). P. vagi- 

 nalis, one of the tunica vaginalis testes. 



Pneumatochemic {nu-mat-o-kem' '-ik). i. Relating to 

 the chemistry of gases. 2. Relating to treatment of 

 pulmonary disease by inhalation of medicated vapors. 

 P. Apparatus of Priestley. See Pneumatic 

 Trough (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumatogeny (nu-mat-oj'-en-e) \jrvevua, breath ; 

 yevvav, to produce]. Artificial respiration. 



Pneumatograph. See Pneumograph (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumatopericardium. See Pneumopericardium 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumatoscope (tiu-maf '-o-skop) [irvevfia, air ; oko- 

 nliv, to xamine]. I. Wintrich's apparatus for measur- 

 ing the gas in expired air. 2. Gabritschewsky's in- 

 strument for internal auscultation of the thorax. 3. 

 An instrument for determining the presence of foreign 

 bodies in the mastoid sinuses. 4. See Pneumograph 

 (Illus. Diet). 



Pneumatosis. (See Illus. Diet. ) P. abdominis, tym- 

 panites. P. enterica, flatulent colic. P. pericardii, 

 pneumopericardium. 



Pneumin {nu'-min). See Methylene Creosote. 



Pneumoarctia (nu-mo-ark' -te-ah) [nvevfiuv, lung; arc- 

 tare, to contract]. Contraction of the lungs, pneu- 

 monostenosis. 



Pneumobacillin {nu-mo-bas-il'-ut). A toxic extract 

 of pneumobacilli. 



Pneumobulbous (nu-mo-bul'-bus). Relating to the 

 lung and the oblongata or bulb ; applied to asthma. 



Pneumochemic. See Pneumatochemic. 



Pneumochirurgia (nu-mo- ki-rur f -ge- ah) [■Kvtvfiuv, 

 l un g » X ei P 0V l>Y' a > surgery]. Surgery of the lungs. 



Pneumocholosis. See Pneumonocholosis (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumococcemia [nu-mo- kok-se'-me-ah') [pneumococ- 

 cus ; at/ta, blood]. The presence of pneumococci in 

 the blood. 



Pneumococcia (nu-mo-kok'-se-ah). Generalized in- 

 fection by pneumococci. 



Pneumoectasia. See Pneumonectasii (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumoedema. See PneumoneJcma (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumoerysipelas ( nu-mo-rr-c-sip'-ri-as). Pneumonia 

 associated with erysipchts. 



Pneumogalactocele (nu-mo-gal-ak'-to-sel) [irvevua, 

 air; yd'Aa, milk; to'////, tumor]. A galactocele con- 

 taining gas. P. mastitis aerogenes, a purulent 

 tumor of the breast giving a tympanic note upon per- 

 cussion owing to the presence of gas. 



Pneumohematothorax. See Pneumohemothorax (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Pneumohydrometra (nu-mo-hi-dro-m^-trah) [-)•«//«, 

 air ; hydrometra~\. Hydrometra associated with the 

 generation of gas in the uterus from the decomposition 

 of fluid. 



Pneumolithiasis. See Pneumonolithiasis (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumomassage (nu-mo-zz/as-ahzh') [mer/ia, air; 

 udaaeiv, to knead]. A form of double massage for 

 the treatment of chronic catarrhal otitis media, consist- 

 ing of inflation of air into the drum cavity, by means 

 of a catheter at the same moment that the membrana 

 tympani is drawn outward by rarefaction of the air in 

 the external auditory canal, by an arrangement of 

 rubber ball and tubing worked by the hand. 



Pneumomelanosis. See Pneumonomelatiosis (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Pneumomycosis. (See Illus. Diet.) P. aspergil- 

 lina, P., Aspergillar, a form of pneumomycosis due 

 to the presence of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. 

 P. mucorina, that ascribed to species of Mucor 

 growing in cavities of the lungs or in the tracheal 

 mucosa. 



Pneumonia. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Inflammatio 

 pectoris acuta; Pleumonia ; Pulmonia ; Pulmonitis. 

 P. anginosa, lobar pneumonia. P., Appendicular, 

 a form of croupous pneumonia which in its onset closely 

 resembles appendicitis. P., Asthenic. See P. , Ady- 

 namic (Illus. Diet.). P., Buhl's Desquamative, 

 caseous pneumonia, in which the exudate consists prin- 

 cipally of desquamated alveolar epithelium. P., Cot- 

 ton, a form of pneumonia occurring among workmen 

 in cotton mills ; due to mechanical irritation. Cf. Byssi- 

 nosis P., Desnos', "pneumonie pseudopleuretique." 

 See Disease, Grancher's. P., Disseminated, broncho- 

 pneumonia. P., Edematous, a form associated with 

 edema in the base of the lungs. P., Ephemeral, 

 congestion of the lungs. P. errans, that slowly diffus- 

 ing until the whole lung is involved. P., Ether, 

 pneumonia following operations in which ether has 

 been employed as an anesthetic. P. exquisita, P. 

 legitima, lobar pneumonia. P., Indurative. See 

 P., Desquamative. P., Inhalation. See P., Aspira- 

 tion (Illus. Diet.). P., Injection. See Turbid 

 Pneumonia (Illus. Diet. ). P., Intercurrent, pneu- 

 monia complicating other diseases. P., Metastatic, 

 suppurative pneumonia due to metastasis in pyemia. 

 P. mo:billosa, pneumonia associated with measles. 

 P., Nervous, that in which nervous prostration is a 

 dominant symptom. P. pestifera, typhoid pneumonia 

 of a virulent type. P., Patchy, bronchopneumonia. 

 P., Pleuritic. See P., PUttrogenous ( Illus. Diet. ). 

 P., Pseudopleuritic. See /'., Desnos'. P., Putrid. 

 See /'., Bilious ( Illus. Diet.). P., Ship, a form ol pneu- 

 monia which attacks horses on board ships. It is re- 

 garded as true gangrene of the lungs. P., Sthenic, that 

 sometimes occurring in persons of robust constitution, 

 characterized by a full pulse. P., Stoll's, "bilious 

 pneumonia"; a variety of pneumonia with gastmhepatic 

 symptoms. P., Superficial, inflammation involving 

 only the part of the lung adjacent i<> the pleura. P., 

 Suppurative. See /'.. Purulent (Illus. Diet.). P., 

 Turbid. See Turbid Pneumonia (Illus. Did.). P. 

 vera, lobar pneumonia not complicated with other 

 diseasesor forms. P., Vesicular, bronchopneumonia, 



Pneumonology. See Pnenmology (Illus. Diet.). 



Pneumonopexy (nu-mou-o-peks'-e) [nvrvuuv, lung; 

 ~)};ir, a fixing in]. Fixation of a Stomp of lung tissue 

 to the thoracic wall in connection with pneumonectomy 

 for gangrene, hernia, or other pulmonary lesion. 



Pneumonopleuresis \nu-mon o-plu-re'-sis). See Pncu- 

 monopleuritis (Illus. Diet.). 



