Definition of Pneumocyte

1. Noun. A cell that is responsible for gas exchange in the alveoli in the lungs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Pneumocyte

1. Synonym: alveolar cell. Origin: pneumo-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pneumocyte

pneumococcosuria
pneumococcus
pneumocolon
pneumoconioses
pneumoconiosis
pneumoconiosis of coal workers
pneumocranium
pneumocystis
pneumocystis carinii infections
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
pneumocystis pneumonia
pneumocystography
pneumocystoses
pneumocystosis
pneumocyte (current term)
pneumocytes
pneumocytosis
pneumoderma
pneumodynamics
pneumoempyema
pneumoencephalogram
pneumoencephalography
pneumogastric
pneumogastric nerve
pneumogastrography
pneumogenic osteoarthropathy
pneumogram
pneumograph
pneumographs

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