tuberculous lung

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• pneumoperitoneum — Presence of air or gas in the peritoneal cavity as a result of disease, or produced artificially in the abdomen to achieve exposure during laporoscopic surgery. [G. pneuma, air, + peritoneum] * * * pneu·mo·peri·to·ne·um .per ət ən ē əm n, pl n …   Medical dictionary

• pneumoperitoneum — n. air or gas in the peritoneal or abdominal cavity, usually due to a perforation of the stomach or bowel. Pneumoperitoneum may be induced for diagnostic purposes (e.g. laparoscopy). A former treatment of tuberculosis was the deliberate injection …   The new mediacal dictionary

• pneumoperitoneum — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pneum + peritoneum 1. : a state in which air or other gas is present in the peritoneal cavity 2. : the induction of pneumoperitoneum to alter pressure relations within the body cavity and relax a tuberculous… …   Useful english dictionary

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