pleurodesisn.

Brit.

/plʊəˈrɒdᵻsɪs/,

/plᵿˈrɒdᵻsɪs/,

/plɔːˈrɒdᵻsɪs/, U.S.

/plʊˈrɑdəsəs/

Inflections: Plural pleurodeses.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: pleuro- comb. form, Greek δέσις.

Etymology: < pleuro- comb. form + ancient Greek δέσις binding together ( < δεῖν to bind (see desma n.) + -σις -sis suffix).

Medicine.

The creation of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the introduction of an irritant substance, used esp. in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax and pleural effusion. Also: the condition created by this procedure; adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae (rare).

ΚΠ

1948 Thorax 3 109/1 When the presence of a cyst or large bulla has been excluded the logical treatment would appear to be pleurodesis; that is, obliteration of the pleural space by some artificial means.

1968 Dis. of Chest 54 230 (title) Results of silver nitrate pleurodesis in spontaneous pneumothorax.

1979 Scand. Jrnl. Respiratory Dis. 60 197 Patients with pleurodeses survive longer than non-treated subjects and have a considerably better quality of life.

1985 Human Pathol. 16 1122 Pleurodesis controlled pleural effusions in all three patients but may have contributed to reductions in lung volume.

2000 Curr. Surg. 57 78/2 Pulmonary resections, empyemectomies, esophagectomies, sympathectomies, and pleurodeses are performed with thorascopes through openings no larger than those needed for chest tubes.

2004 Respiration 71 559 The PCs [= pleural catheters] used in the present study provided an effective modality..to achieve pleurodesis in 58% of our patients.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pleurodesis
释义	pleurodesisn. Brit. /plʊəˈrɒdᵻsɪs/, /plᵿˈrɒdᵻsɪs/, /plɔːˈrɒdᵻsɪs/, U.S. /plʊˈrɑdəsəs/ Inflections: Plural pleurodeses. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: pleuro- comb. form, Greek δέσις. Etymology: < pleuro- comb. form + ancient Greek δέσις binding together ( < δεῖν to bind (see desma n.) + -σις -sis suffix). Medicine. The creation of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the introduction of an irritant substance, used esp. in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax and pleural effusion. Also: the condition created by this procedure; adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae (rare). ΚΠ 1948 Thorax 3 109/1 When the presence of a cyst or large bulla has been excluded the logical treatment would appear to be pleurodesis; that is, obliteration of the pleural space by some artificial means. 1968 Dis. of Chest 54 230 (title) Results of silver nitrate pleurodesis in spontaneous pneumothorax. 1979 Scand. Jrnl. Respiratory Dis. 60 197 Patients with pleurodeses survive longer than non-treated subjects and have a considerably better quality of life. 1985 Human Pathol. 16 1122 Pleurodesis controlled pleural effusions in all three patients but may have contributed to reductions in lung volume. 2000 Curr. Surg. 57 78/2 Pulmonary resections, empyemectomies, esophagectomies, sympathectomies, and pleurodeses are performed with thorascopes through openings no larger than those needed for chest tubes. 2004 Respiration 71 559 The PCs [= pleural catheters] used in the present study provided an effective modality..to achieve pleurodesis in 58% of our patients. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948
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