- 1. n. A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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) Source: wordnet
- 3. A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax. Source: webster
- 4. A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavityof the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n. 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) Source: ecdict
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