HyperDic: pneumothorax

English > 1 sense of the word pneumothorax:
NOUNstatepneumothoraxabnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung
English > pneumothorax: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAbnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis).
Broaderabnormality, abnormalcyAn abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
Spanishneumotórax
Catalanpneumotòrax

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