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Webster 1913 Edition

Pneumatocele

Pneu-mat′o-cele

,

Noun.

[

Pneumato-

+ Gr. [GREEK] a tumor; cf. F.

pneumatocèle

.]

(Med.)

A distention of the scrotum by air; also, hernia of the lungs.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pneumatocele

PNEUMAT'OCELE

,

Noun.

[Gr. air, and a tumor.] In surgery, a distension of the scrotum by air.

Definition 2024

pneumatocele

pneumatocele

English

Noun

pneumatocele ‎(plural pneumatoceles)

(medicine) a hernia or air-filled cyst within the lung
(medicine) a gaseous swelling, especially within the scrotum