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Pneumatosis

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Pneumatosis (pneumat- + -osis) or emphysema is the abnormal presence of air or other gas within tissues. [1]

40 relations: Abdominal cavity, Abdominal trauma, Acinus, Atmosphere of Earth, Bronchus, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Connective tissue, Cracking joints, CT scan, Gastrointestinal tract, Hip replacement, Infant, Joint, Lung, Medscape, Neoplasm, Neurosurgery, Obstructive lung disease, Organ (anatomy), Osteoarthritis, Pediatrics, Peptic ulcer disease, Pneumatosis, Pneumatosis intestinalis, Pneumomediastinum, Pneumoperitoneum, Pneumothorax, Projectional radiography, Pulmonary alveolus, Pulmonary pleurae, Radiodensity, Radiography, Radiopaedia, Spondylosis, Sternoclavicular joint, Stomach, Subcutaneous emphysema, Surgery, Tissue (biology), Tobacco smoking.

Abdominal cavity

The abdominal cavity is a large body cavity in humans and many other animals that contains many organs.

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Abdominal trauma

Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen.

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Acinus

An acinus (plural, acini; adjective, acinar or acinous) refers to any cluster of cells that resembles a many-lobed "berry", such as a raspberry (acinus is Latin for "berry").

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Atmosphere of Earth

The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, commonly known as air, that surrounds the planet Earth and is retained by Earth's gravity.

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Bronchus

A bronchus, is a passage of airway in the respiratory system that conducts air into the lungs.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow.

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Connective tissue

Connective tissue (CT) is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue.

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Cracking joints

The act of cracking joints means bending a person's joints to produce a distinct cracking or popping sound, often followed by a feeling of satisfaction or relaxation to the person.

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CT scan

A CT scan, also known as computed tomography scan, makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting.

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Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (digestive tract, digestional tract, GI tract, GIT, gut, or alimentary canal) is an organ system within humans and other animals which takes in food, digests it to extract and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces.

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Hip replacement

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis.

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Infant

An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the more formal or specialised synonym for "baby", the very young offspring of a human.

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Joint

A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.

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Lung

The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails.

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Medscape

Medscape is a website providing access to medical information for clinicians; the organization also provides continuing education for physicians and health professionals.

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Neoplasm

Neoplasia is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.

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Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery, or neurological surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.

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Obstructive lung disease

Obstructive lung disease is a category of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction.

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Organ (anatomy)

Organs are collections of tissues with similar functions.

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Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a type of joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone.

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Pediatrics

Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.

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Peptic ulcer disease

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a break in the lining of the stomach, first part of the small intestine or occasionally the lower esophagus.

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Pneumatosis

Pneumatosis (pneumat- + -osis) or emphysema is the abnormal presence of air or other gas within tissues.

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Pneumatosis intestinalis

Pneumatosis intestinalis (also called intestinal pneumatosis, pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, or pneumatosis coli) is pneumatosis of an intestine, that is, gas cysts in the bowel wall.

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Pneumomediastinum

Pneumomediastinum (from Greek pneuma – "air", also known as mediastinal emphysema) is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the mediastinum.

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Pneumoperitoneum

Pneumoperitoneum is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the peritoneal cavity, a potential space within the abdominal cavity.

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Pneumothorax

A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall.

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Projectional radiography

Projectional radiography is a form of radiography and medical imaging that produces two-dimensional images by x-ray radiation.

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Pulmonary alveolus

A pulmonary alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a hollow cavity found in the lung parenchyma, and is the basic unit of ventilation.

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Pulmonary pleurae

The pulmonary pleurae (sing. pleura) are the two pleurae of the invaginated sac surrounding each lung and attaching to the thoracic cavity.

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Radiodensity

Radiodensity (or radiopacity) is opacity to the radio wave and X-ray portion of the electromagnetic spectrum: that is, the relative inability of those kinds of electromagnetic radiation to pass through a particular material.

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Radiography

Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays to view the internal form of an object.

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Radiopaedia

Radiopaedia is a wiki-based international collaborative radiology educational web resource containing reference articles, radiology images, and patient cases.

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Spondylosis

Spondylosis is a broad term meaning degeneration of the spinal column from any cause.

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Sternoclavicular joint

The sternoclavicular joint or sternoclavicular articulation is the joint between the manubrium of the sternum and the clavicle bone.

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Stomach

The stomach (from ancient Greek στόμαχος, stomachos, stoma means mouth) is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates.

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Subcutaneous emphysema

Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE, SE) is when gas or air is in the layer under the skin.

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Surgery

Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is a cellular organizational level between cells and a complete organ.

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Tobacco smoking

Tobacco smoking is the practice of smoking tobacco and inhaling tobacco smoke (consisting of particle and gaseous phases).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatosis

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