What does thoracotomy mean?
What does thoracotomy mean?
Listen to pronunciation. (THOR-uh-KAH-toh-mee) An operation to open the chest.
Which term means pain in the pleura?
Pleurisy describes the chest pain syndrome characterized by a sharp chest cavity pain that worsens with breathing. Pleurisy is caused by inflammation of the linings around the lungs (the pleura), a condition also known as pleuritis.
Which procedure is a surgical puncture of the pleural cavity?
Thoracocentesis (or thoracentesis) is a surgical puncture of the thoracic wall to remove air (pneumothorax) or fluid (pleural effusion) from the pleural space.
What is medical term Hemopneumothorax?
Accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity, between the lungs and pleura, which is the membrane surrounding them. It may also occur separately: air = pneumothorax and blood = hemothorax. It is an emergency situation as a pulmonary lesion has occurred and respiratory capacity is affected.
What is Pleuresis?
Pleurisy (PLOOR-ih-see) is a condition in which the pleura — two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall — becomes inflamed.
What is the medical term for pain in the chest?
Examples of heart-related causes of chest pain include: Heart attack. A heart attack results from blocked blood flow, often from a blood clot, to the heart muscle. Angina. Angina is the term for chest pain caused by poor blood flow to the heart.
What is dynia medical term?
Filters. Forms medical terms relating to pain.
What is the medical term for surgical puncture of the chest?
Thoracentesis (THOR ah sehn TEE siss) Also called a pleurocentesis, it is the surgical puncture into the thoracic cavity using a needle and syringe. It is done to aspirate fluid for diagnosis or treatment.
Which term means surgical puncture of the lung?
Pneumon/o/centesis, Pneum/o/centesis: Surgical puncture of a lung to remove fluid.
What is the ICD 10 code for hemopneumothorax?
S27.2XXA
Traumatic hemopneumothorax, initial encounter S27. 2XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What does Hydropneumothorax mean?
Hydropneumothorax is an abnormal presence of air and fluid in the pleural space.
What is the medical dictionary definition of pleura?
The serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the pulmonary cavities. A thin serous membrane in mammals that envelops each lung and folds back to make a lining for the chest cavity. n. Plural of pleuron. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Is the pleura loose at the base of the lung?
The pleura that covers the lungs and enters into and lines the interlobar fissures. It is loose at the base and at the sternal and vertebral borders to allow for lung expansion.
What happens when fluid accumulates in the pleura?
A pleural effusion is the accumulation of excess fluid in the pleural space. When this happens, breathing can be impaired, sometimes significantly.
How is the pleura reflected in the thorax?
A serous membrane that enfolds both lungs and is reflected upon the walls of the thorax and diaphragm. The pleurae are moistened with a serous secretion that reduces friction during respiratory movements of the lungs. See: pleural effusion; mediastinum; thorax; illustration.
