pneumothorax
/noo-muh-thawr-aks, -thohr-, nyoo-/US // ˌnu məˈθɔr æks, -ˈθoʊr-, ˌnyu- //UK // (ˌnjuːməʊˈθɔːræks) //
气胸,气囊,气肿,气管炎
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pathology.
- : the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
Examples
This condition is known as pneumothorax and may result in collapse of the lung.
An accumulation of gas in the pleural sac is known as pneumothorax.
Pyo-pneumothorax, abscess, and gangrene of the lung may result from perforation of the pleura or of the lung by gastric cancer.
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