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pneumothorax en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈnju.moʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/ (General-American)
• /ˈnjuː.məʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō Ancient Greek πλεύμων (pleúmōn) ▲ Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō)influ. ▲ Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma)influ. Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn)bor. English pneumo- Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx)bor. Latin thoraxder. English thorax English pneumothorax From pneumo- + thorax.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

Forms

Deriveds

pneumohemothorax · hydropneumothorax · spontaneous pneumothorax · PTX · hemopneumothorax · pyopneumothorax · tension pneumothorax

Synonyms

aerothorax · aeropleura

Translations (24)

ja 気胸 (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · nl klaplong (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · ro pneumotorax (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · cmn 氣胸 /气胸 (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · tr pnömotoraks (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · fa پنوموتوراکس (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · fr pneumothorax (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · th โพรงเยื่อหุ้มปอดมีอากาศ (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · el πνευμοθώρακας (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · ca pneumotòrax (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · hu légmell (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · el πνευμονοθώρακας (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · it pneumotorace (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · es neumotórax (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · he פנאומותורקס (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · ko 기흉 (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · pt pneumotórax (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · he חזה אוויר (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · fi ilmarinta (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · kk пневмоторакс (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · pl odma opłucnowa (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · nl pneumothorax (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · de Pneumothorax (presence of air inside the pleural cavity) · ru пневмото́ракс (presence of air inside the pleural cavity)