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Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
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Pneumothorax — Classification and external resources Right sided spontaneous pneumothorax (left in the image). An arrow indicating the edge of the collapsed lung. ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
pneumothorax — [ pnømotɔraks ] n. m. • 1803; de pneumo , pour pneumato , et thorax 1 ♦ Méd. Épanchement de gaz dans la cavité pleurale, généralement par perforation de la plèvre en communication avec le poumon. 2 ♦ (1911) Méd. Pneumothorax (artificiel) :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pneumothorax — 1821, from Fr. pneumothorax (1803); from Gk. pneumon (see PNEUMONIA (Cf. pneumonia)) + THORAX (Cf. thorax) … Etymology dictionary
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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pneumothōrax — Pneumothōrax, Luftaustritt in den Brustfellsack, gewöhnlich in Folge von Durchbohrungen des die Lunge überkleidenden Theils des Brustfells od. eines Bronchus u. zwar zumeist durch Tuberkelgeschwüre, aber auch durch Lungenbrand, od. vom Magen u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pneumothorax — (Pneumatothorax, griech.), Luftansammlung im Brustfellraum. Die Luft gelangt dahin entweder von außen durch Brustwunden oder häufiger von innen durch Lungenzerreißung, indem ein Luftröhrenzweig und das Lungenfell zerrissen wird. Die Lunge zieht… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pneumothorax — [no͞o΄mō thôr′aks΄, nyo͞o΄mō thôr′aks] n. [ModL: see PNEUMO & THORAX] the presence of air or gas in a pleural cavity, esp. as a result of perforation or rupture of the lung tissue … English World dictionary
Pneumothorax — En médecine (pneumologie), le pneumothorax est un cas d urgence médicale consistant en un épanchement d air dans la cavité pleurale (accollement de la plèvre pariétale et viscérale, on parle de séreuse, elles tapissent respectivement la cage… … Wikipédia en Français
Pneumothorax — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 J93.0 Spontaner Spannungspneumothorax J93.1 Sonstiger Spontanpneumothorax J93.2 … Deutsch Wikipedia
pneumothorax — /nooh meuh thawr aks, thohr , nyooh /, n. Pathol. the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity. [1815 25; < NL; see PNEUMO , THORAX] * * * ▪ pathology condition in which air accumulates in the pleural space, causing it to expand and… … Universalium
pneumothorax — The presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity. [G. pneuma, air, + thorax] artificial p. p. produced by the injection of air, or a more slowly absorbed gas such as nitrogen, into the pleural space; formerly used for collapse therapy of… … Medical dictionary
