pleurodesis (English, noun)
expansion: pleurodesis (countable and uncountable, plural pleurodeses)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, pleural effusion and chylothorax.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, pleural effusion and chylothorax.
The condition created by this procedure: adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
tags: countable
rare
uncountable
Forms:
form: pleurodeses
tags: plural