- Pneumonolysis
Pneumonolysis is the separation of an adherent
lung from thepleura , to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treattuberculosis .
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pneumonolysis — pneu·mo·nol·y·sis .n(y)ü mə näl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz either of two surgical procedures to permit collapse of a lung: a) separation of the parietal pleura from the fascia of the chest wall called also extrapleural pneumonolysis b) separation of… … Medical dictionary
pneumonolysis — ˌn(y)üməˈnäləsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from pneumon + lysis : surgical freeing of the pleura so as to permit collapse of a lung involving (1) separation of the parietal pleura from the fascia of the chest wall or (2) separation of the… … Useful english dictionary
pneumonolysis — pneu·mo·nol·y·sis … English syllables
extrapleural pneumonolysis — ex·tra·pleu·ral pneumonolysis plu̇r əl n PNEUMONOLYSIS (a) … Medical dictionary
intrapleural pneumonolysis — n PNEUMONOLYSIS (b) … Medical dictionary
pneumolysis — Surgical separation of the lung and costal pleura from the endothoracic fascia; formerly used in collapse therapy for tuberculosis. [G. pneumon, lung, + lysis, a loosening] * * * pneu·mol·y·sis mäl ə səs … Medical dictionary
collapse therapy — a treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis, formerly widely used, in which the diseased lung was collapsed in order to immobilize it and allow it to rest. Common methods were oleothorax, plombage, pneumonolysis, artificial pneumothorax, and… … Medical dictionary
Plombage — was a surgical method used prior to the introduction of anti tuberculosis drug therapy to treat cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobe of the lung. The term derives from the French word Plomb (lead) and refers to the insertion of an inert… … Wikipedia
pleurolysis — Locating pleural adhesions by the aid of an endoscope and then dividing them with the electric cautery. [pleuro + G. lysis, dissolution] * * * pleu·rol·y·sis plü räl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz PNEUMONOLYSIS * * * (pneumolysis) … Medical dictionary
πνευμονόλυση — η, Ν ιατρ. η εγχειρητική αποκόλληση τού πνεύμονα από συμφύσεις με τον υπεζωκότα ή αποχωρισμός τού περιτόνου πετάλου του από την ενδοθωρακική περιτονία για εφαμογή πνευμοθώρακα. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. pneumonolysis (< πνεύμων, ονος … Dictionary of Greek
