Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Pmailer A user of the Pegasus Mail proprietary email client for Microsoft Windows. PMEE The people who operate this equipment, such as the crewmembers aboard the Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft. PMHx Past medical history. PMID PubMed identifier. pmo Provost Marshall Office pMOS a MOSFET with a p-type channel (a semiconductor doped with an element creating a surplus of holes). pMOSFET A type of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) that utilizes an p-type channel, conducting when a voltage voltage below a threshold is applied to the gate relative to the source. It is commonly used in complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology alongside nMOSFETs. PMS To experience premenstrual syndrome or premenstrual stress. PMSer A woman suffering from premenstrual syndrome. Pnar Synonym of Jaintia (“Indian tribe”). PNe The station code of Penge East railway station in England. pneometer A pneumatometer. PNES Synonym of psychogenic nonepileptic seizure pneudraulic Relating to pneudraulics. pneudraulics The system on military aircraft that use either or some combination of both hydraulic and pneumatic systems. pneuma A neume. pneumasis A pocket of air, or, figuratively, something resembling a pocket of air. pneumate Any salt or ester of pneumic acid. pneumatic Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases pneumatical pneumatic pneumatically In a pneumatic manner. pneumaticity The state of being pneumatic, or of having a cavity or cavities filled with air. pneumaticize To convert to a pneumatic form pneumaticized Having cavities filled with air pneumatics The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases pneumatique The pneumatic postal system in Paris (abolished 1984), or a letter sent by this system. pneumatism Spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma. pneumatist A believer in pneumatism. pneumatization The formation of air cavities, as in bones or a sinus pneumatize To fill with air cavities. pneumatized Having air cavities. pneumatizing That produces pneumatization pneumatocele A hernia or air-filled cyst within the lung. pneumatocracy The rule of the spirit in government; a spiritual approach to politics. pneumatocratic Relating to pneumatocracy. pneumatocyst A sac or other structure containing air and used for flotation by a marine organism, chiefly used in reference to those of kelps and siphonophores. pneumatocystic Relating to a pneumatocyst. pneumatode A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis pneumatogram A tracing of the respiratory movements, obtained by a pneumatograph or stethograph. pneumatograph An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or chest wall during respiration. pneumatographic Relating to pneumatography. pneumatography Measurement with a pneumatograph. pneumatological Of or pertaining to pneumatology. pneumatologically In terms of, or by means of, pneumatology. pneumatologist One versed in pneumatology. pneumatology The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. pneumatolysis the alteration of rocks and minerals by gases or magmatic fluid within volcanos etc pneumatolytic Relating to pneumatolysis Pneumatomachian Synonym of Pneumatomachist. Pneumatomachist One who denies the divinity of the Holy Ghost. pneumatometer A device used to measure the force of inspiration or expiration of a person's lungs. pneumatometric spirometric pneumatometry spirometry pneumatonograph A device used to measure the intraocular pressure of the eye pneumatophobia An aversion to spiritual matters. pneumatophore A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. pneumatophorous Having or relating to a pneumatophore. pneumatosaccus The subumbrellar surface of siphonophorous pneumatophores. pneumatosis The abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in the body. pneumatotactic Exhibiting or relating to pneumatotaxy. pneumatotaxy The condition of zoospores whose irritability is dependent on the presence of dissolved gases, the products of respiration of the zoospores in the sporangium. pneumaturia The presence of undissolved gases in the urine during urination. pneumectomy Synonym of pneumonectomy. pneumo Pneumothorax. pneumoactivate To activate (or become activated) within the lungs pneumoactivated activated within the lungs pneumoallergen An allergen in the lungs or respiratory tract pneumobacillus The bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumobilia The presence of gas in the biliary system, typically found in patients that have recently undergone biliary surgery or endoscopic biliary procedure. pneumocandin Any of a group of echinocandins produced by several fungi pneumocardiographic Relating to pneumocardiography. pneumocentesis centesis of a lung, typically to remove fluid pneumocephalus The presence of air inside the skull, usually caused by trauma, surgery, or other conditions that let air enter. pneumocidal That kills pneumococci pneumococcal Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium. pneumococcic Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium. pneumococcosis Any of various diseases caused by pneumococcus (for example, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumococcal sepsis, and pneumococcal meningitis). pneumococcus A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases. pneumocolon A colonic diagnostic procedure during which the colon is inflated with air. pneumocolonography radiography of the colon following introduction of air to aid contrast pneumoconiosis A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter. pneumoconiotic Of, relating to, or affected by pneumoconiosis. pneumocyclicin A particular bacteriocin produced by the pneumococcus bacterium. pneumocystiasis Synonym of pneumocystosis (which is the more common synonym) pneumocystic Relating to pneumocystis pneumocystis A parasitic fungal organism of the genus Pneumocystis, in humans specifically Pneumocystis jorevicii. pneumocystosis A fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients. pneumocyte A cell that is responsible for gas exchange in the alveoli in the lungs pneumocytic Relating to pneumocytes pneumocytosis pneumonia in people with impaired immune systems (typically as a result of AIDS) pneumodermatid Any sea angel in the family Pneumodermatidae. pneumoencephalitis Synonym of Newcastle disease. pneumoencephalogram An image produced by means of pneumoencephalography. pneumoencephalographic Relating to pneumoencephalography. pneumoencephalography A former medical procedure in which most of the cerebrospinal fluid was drained from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the structure of the brain to show up more clearly on an X-ray image. pneumoencephalopathy A historical term for brain dysfunction caused by air entering the cranial cavity, typically as a complication of older diagnostic procedures like pneumoencephalography. pneumofibrosis pulmonary fibrosis pneumogalactan A polysaccharide composed of pneumose and galactose residues pneumogastric Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach pneumogenic That originates in the lungs pneumogram A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography. pneumographic Relating to pneumography. pneumography scientific description of the lungs. pneumohemopericardium The presence of both air and blood in the pericardial cavity. pneumohemoperitoneum Hemopneumoperitoneum. pneumohemothorax hemopneumothorax pneumolancidin Any of a group of inhibitory lantibiotics produced by Streptococcus pneumoniae. pneumologic Synonym of pneumological. pneumological Relating to pulmonology. pneumologist Synonym of pulmonologist. pneumology The study of the respiratory system and organs. pneumolysin A putative virulence factor of the gram-positive bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. It has a range of biological activity, including the ability to lyse and interfere with the function of cells and soluble molecules of the immune system. pneumolysis Synonym of pneumonolysis. pneumolysoid Any of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin. pneumomassage pneumatic massage of the internal portions of the ear pneumomediastinum The condition of having the presence of air in the mediastinum. pneumometer A spirometer. pneumometry The measurement of lung capacity. pneumonectomize To carry out a pneumonectomy pneumonectomized Subject to a pneumonectomy pneumonectomy The surgical removal of all or part of a lung. pneumonia Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms. pneumoniac Of or relating to pneumonia. pneumonialike Characteristic of pneumonia. pneumonic Of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary. pneumonitic Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, pneumonitis. pneumonitis Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs. pneumonocyte pneumocyte pneumonocytic Relating to pneumonocytes pneumonologic Relating to pneumonology. pneumonolysis The separation of an adherent lung from the pleura, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis. pneumonometer A spirometer pneumonopathic Relating to pneumonopathies pneumonopathy Any disease of the lungs pneumonotomy The surgical procedure of making an incision in the lung. pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano. pneumoparotitis A disorder characterised by the presence of air in the parotid gland. pneumopathy Any disease of the lungs pneumopericardium The presence of air in the pericardial cavity. pneumoperitoneal Relating to pneumoperitoneum. pneumoperitoneum The presence of air or gas in the peritoneal cavity. pneumoperitonitis Peritonitis accompanied by the presence of gas in the peritoneal cavity. pneumopexy fixation of layers of the lung tissue pneumophage A bacteriophage that counters bacterial infection of the lungs pneumoprotective That serves to protect the lungs. pneumoprotein Any protein typically found in the fluid of the lungs pneumoresection Resection of part of a lung. pneumoretroperitoneal Relating to pneumoretroperitoneum. pneumoretroperitoneum The presence of air or gas in the retroperitoneal space. pneumorrhagia Hemorrhage of the lungs.