pneumothorax
пневмоторакс
Pneumothorax
Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung…Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
UK/ˈnjuː.məʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/US/ˈnju.moʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/
» This tall and thin young man had a spontaneous pneumothorax.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
Pneumothorax
пневмото́раксpnevmotóraks
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)
Examples
1 sentencesThis tall and thin young man had a spontaneous pneumothorax.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
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presence of air inside the pleural cavity:
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presence of air inside the pleural cavity:
Origin
Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx)bor.Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx)bor.
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Forms
plural: pneumothoraxes / pneumothoracesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable