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Pleurectomy
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PleurectomyA surgical procedure to remove part of the chest or abdomen lining (pleura) and some of the tissue around it.
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Chest
The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and part of the aorta. The walls of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum.
Abdomen
The area between the chest and the hips. Contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen.
Tissue
Biological tissue is a group of cells that perform a similar function.The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, histopathology.The classical tools for studying the tissues are the wax block, the tissue stain, and the optical microscope, though developments in electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and frozen sections have all added to the sum of knowledge in the last couple of decades.
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Pleura
Either of two membranous sacs, each lining one side of the chest cavity, that envelopes the lungs, reducing the friction of respiratory movement.
Pleural mesothelioma
Cancer of the pleura (membrane lining the lungs and chest cavity). Pleural Mesothelioma is different from lung cancer, which refers to any type of malignant tumor that originates in the lungs, while Pleural Mesothelioma effects the pleura.
Pleurisy
Inflammation of the pleura.
Pleurodesis
A treatment administered through a thorascopy or existing chest tube.
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Pyrogenic
Causing fever.
Peer review
An examination and evaluation of the performance of a professional or technician by a board or committee made up of people in the same occupation.
Peritoneal
Having to do with the peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen).
Plueral effusion
Accumulation of fluid between the lining of the lung and the chest cavity.
Pleural mesothelioma
Cancer of the pleura (membrane lining the lungs and chest cavity). Pleural Mesothelioma is different from lung cancer, which refers to any type of malignant tumor that originates in the lungs, while Pleural Mesothelioma effects the pleura.
Pleurectomy
Pleurodesis
A treatment administered through a thorascopy or existing chest tube.
Pneumonectomy
Surgical procedure to remove the entire lung.
Pulmonologist
A specialist physician expert in the treatment of lung disease.
P value (statistics)
The lowest level of significance at which a given null hypothesis can be rejected; that is, the necessary criterion for determining that the result probably did not happen by chance. See statistical significance.
Pairing
A method by which subjects are selected so that two subjects with similar characteristics (for example, weight, smoking habits) are assigned to a set, but one receives Treatment A and the other receives Treatment B.
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Chest
The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and part of the aorta. The walls of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum.
Abdomen
The area between the chest and the hips. Contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen.
Tissue
Biological tissue is a group of cells that perform a similar function.The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, histopathology.The classical tools for studying the tissues are the wax block, the tissue stain, and the optical microscope, though developments in electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and frozen sections have all added to the sum of knowledge in the last couple of decades.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Pleura
Either of two membranous sacs, each lining one side of the chest cavity, that envelopes the lungs, reducing the friction of respiratory movement.
Pleural mesothelioma
Cancer of the pleura (membrane lining the lungs and chest cavity). Pleural Mesothelioma is different from lung cancer, which refers to any type of malignant tumor that originates in the lungs, while Pleural Mesothelioma effects the pleura.
Pleurisy
Inflammation of the pleura.
Pleurodesis
A treatment administered through a thorascopy or existing chest tube.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Pyrogenic
Causing fever.
Peer review
An examination and evaluation of the performance of a professional or technician by a board or committee made up of people in the same occupation.
Peritoneal
Having to do with the peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers most of the organs in the abdomen).
Plueral effusion
Accumulation of fluid between the lining of the lung and the chest cavity.
Pleural mesothelioma
Cancer of the pleura (membrane lining the lungs and chest cavity). Pleural Mesothelioma is different from lung cancer, which refers to any type of malignant tumor that originates in the lungs, while Pleural Mesothelioma effects the pleura.
Pleurectomy
Pleurodesis
A treatment administered through a thorascopy or existing chest tube.
Pneumonectomy
Surgical procedure to remove the entire lung.
Pulmonologist
A specialist physician expert in the treatment of lung disease.
P value (statistics)
The lowest level of significance at which a given null hypothesis can be rejected; that is, the necessary criterion for determining that the result probably did not happen by chance. See statistical significance.
Pairing
A method by which subjects are selected so that two subjects with similar characteristics (for example, weight, smoking habits) are assigned to a set, but one receives Treatment A and the other receives Treatment B.
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