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Pneumonectomy
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PneumonectomySurgical procedure to remove the entire lung.
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Pneumococcus genera
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a species of Streptococcus that is a major human pathogen.
Pneumoconiosis
Any of several lung diseases caused by inhaling particles of industrial substances.
Pneumonia
Acute inflammation or infection of the lungs.
Pneumonitis
Pneumonitis refers to the inflammation of the lungs, caused by a virus or an allergic reaction .
Pneumothorax
The buildup of air or gas in the chest cavity. May cause lung collapse.
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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
A surgical procedure to remove part of the chest or abdomen lining (pleura) and some of the tissue around it.
Pleurodesis
A treatment administered through a thorascopy or existing chest tube.
Pneumonectomy
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.
Patient file
Contains demographic, medical, and treatment information about a patient or subject. It may be paper-based or a mixture of computer and paper records.
Per protocol set
(valid cases, efficacy sample, evaluable subjects sample) the set of data generated by the subset of subjects who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that these data would be likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model. Compliance covers such considerations as exposure to treatment, availability of measurements and absence of major protocol violations. See also full analysis set.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Pneumococcus genera
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a species of Streptococcus that is a major human pathogen.
Pneumoconiosis
Any of several lung diseases caused by inhaling particles of industrial substances.
Pneumonia
Acute inflammation or infection of the lungs.
Pneumonitis
Pneumonitis refers to the inflammation of the lungs, caused by a virus or an allergic reaction .
Pneumothorax
The buildup of air or gas in the chest cavity. May cause lung collapse.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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
A surgical procedure to remove part of the chest or abdomen lining (pleura) and some of the tissue around it.
Pleurodesis
A treatment administered through a thorascopy or existing chest tube.
Pneumonectomy
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.
Patient file
Contains demographic, medical, and treatment information about a patient or subject. It may be paper-based or a mixture of computer and paper records.
Per protocol set
(valid cases, efficacy sample, evaluable subjects sample) the set of data generated by the subset of subjects who complied with the protocol sufficiently to ensure that these data would be likely to exhibit the effects of treatment, according to the underlying scientific model. Compliance covers such considerations as exposure to treatment, availability of measurements and absence of major protocol violations. See also full analysis set.
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