pneumothorax
pneu·mo·tho·rax
noun \ˌnü-mə-ˈthȯr-ˌaks, ˌnyü-\Definition of PNEUMOTHORAX
: a condition in which air or other gas is present in the pleural cavity and which occurs spontaneously as a result of disease or injury of lung tissue, rupture of air-filled pulmonary cysts, or puncture of the chest wall or is induced as a therapeutic measure to collapse the lung
Origin of PNEUMOTHORAX
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First Known Use: 1821
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