Similar words: hemothorax, hydrothorax, pneumonia, pneumonitis, pneumococcal, lobar pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, thorax. Meaning: 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).
61. Conclusion Thoracoscope in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax is safe and effective.
62. HSCT recipients are prone to appearing pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema.
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