Pneumothorax

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pneumothorax
       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)