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Pneumothorax

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Pneumothoraxes
possessive
Pneumothorax's
pluralpossessive
Pneumothoraxes'