Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tumor or hernia containing air or gas; specifically, hernia of a portion of the lung through an intercostal space.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A distention of the scrotum by air; also, hernia of the lungs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine a
hernia or air-filledcyst within thelung - noun medicine a
gaseous swelling , especially within thescrotum
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Examples
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A CT scan showed a developing pneumatocele, a walled-off, air-filled space inside her lung.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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A CT scan showed a developing pneumatocele, a walled-off, air-filled space inside her lung.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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A CT scan showed a developing pneumatocele, a walled-off, air-filled space inside her lung.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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