pneumatocele

English

Etymology

pneumato- + -cele

Noun

pneumatocele (plural pneumatoceles)

  1. (medicine) A hernia or air-filled cyst within the lung.
  2. (medicine) A gaseous swelling, especially within the scrotum.
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