pneumothorax (redirected from spontaneous pneumothorax)

pneu·mo·tho·rax  (nm-thôrks, -thr-, ny-)

n.

Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, occurring as a result of disease or injury, or sometimes induced to collapse the lung in the treatment of tuberculosis and other lung diseases.

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pneumothorax [ˌnjuːməʊˈθɔːræks]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) the abnormal presence of air between the lung and the wall of the chest (pleural cavity), resulting in collapse of the lung

2. (Medicine) Med the introduction of air into the pleural cavity to collapse the lung: a former treatment for tuberculosis

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pneumothorax  (nm-thôrks)

Accumulation of a gas, such as air, in the space between the pleurae of the lungs and the pleurae lining the chest wall (called the pleural cavity), occurring as a result of disease or injury or induced to collapse the lung in the treatment of tuberculosis and other lung diseases. A large pneumothorax is treated by inserting a syringe or a tube into the pleural cavity to aspirate air, which helps the collapsed lung to expand.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pneumothorax - abnormal 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) abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

Translations

pneumothorax [ˌnjuːməʊˈθɔːræks] n → pneumotorace m