pneumatocele
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(nū-măt′ō-sēl)

[″ + kele, tumor, swelling]
1. A hernia of the lung tissue.
2. A swelling containing gas or air, esp. a swelling of the scrotum.
SYN: SEE: pneumonocele
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(nū-măt′ō-sēl)

[″ + kele, tumor, swelling]
1. A hernia of the lung tissue.
2. A swelling containing gas or air, esp. a swelling of the scrotum.
SYN: SEE: pneumonocele
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