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aerocele TranslationsEncyclopediaSeepneumatoceleaerocele
pneumatocele [noo-mat´o-sēl] 1. a tumor or cyst formed by air or other gas filling an adventitious pouch, such as a laryngocele, tracheocele, or gaseous swelling of the scrotum. Called also aerocele and pneumocele.2. a usually benign, thin-walled, air-containing cyst of the lung, as in staphylococcal pneumonia. Called also pneumocele and pneumonocele.aer·o·cele (ār'ō-sēl), Distention of a small natural cavity with gas. [aero- + G. kēlē, tumor] aerocele (1) An uncommon intracranial collection of gas due to surgical disruption of dural integrity. (2) A nonspecific term of limited clinical utility for the gaseous dilatation of a hollow viscus.aer·o·cele (ār'ō-sēl) Distention of a small natural cavity with gas. [aero- + G. kēlē, tumor] |