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Pneumothorax
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
Presence of
air
inside the
pleural cavity
, usually
caused
by
injury
either to the
lung
or the
chest
wall.
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Origin
pneumothorax
English
pneumo-
English
thorax
English
θώραξ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Perforation
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