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pneu·mo·tho·rax 
[noo-muh-thawr-aks, -thohr-, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key
[noo-muh-thawr-aks, -thohr-, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key –noun Pathology.
| the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
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| pneu·mo·tho·rax
(nōō'mō-thôr'āks', -thōr'-, nyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| pneumothorax | |
noun | |
| 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) |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pneumothorax
(n 'mō-thôr'āks') Pronunciation Key
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. |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pneumothorax pneu·mo·tho·rax (n&oomacr;'mō-thôr'āks', ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, occurring as a result of disease or injury or as a treatment of tuberculosis and other lung diseases.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pneumothorax
Pneu`mo*tho"rax\, n. [Gr. ? air + E. thorax.] (Med.) A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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