pneumothorax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

/ˈnjuː.məʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/ /ˈnju.moʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-pneumothorax.wav

pneumothorax pneumothoraxes pneumothoraces PTX pneumatothorax

From pneumo- + thorax.

aerothorax aeropleura

hemopneumothorax hydropneumothorax pneumohemothorax PTX pyopneumothorax spontaneous pneumothorax tension pneumothorax

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