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Pneumothorax
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Pneumothorax has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Pneumothorax, n. [Gr. air + E. thorax.].
A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Pneumothorax, n. the presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall.
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