noun
- a condition in which air or gas collects in the space between the lung and chest wall, causing the lung to collapse partially or completely
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with a pneumothorax after the car accident.
- A spontaneous pneumothorax can occur without any obvious cause.
- The doctor inserted a chest tube to treat the pneumothorax.
- Tall, thin young men are at higher risk for developing a pneumothorax.
- The chest X-ray clearly showed signs of a pneumothorax.
- Emergency surgery was required to repair the traumatic pneumothorax.