pneumothorax

English

Alternative forms

• pneumatothorax

Etymology

pneumo- +‎ thorax

Noun

pneumothorax (usually uncountable, plural pneumothoraxes or pneumothoraces)

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

Synonyms

• aerothorax
• aeropleura

Derived terms

• hemopneumothorax/pneumohemothorax
• tension pneumothorax

Translations

presence of air inside the pleural cavity

• Catalan: pneumotòrax f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氣胸／气胸 (zh) (qìxiōng), 气胸 (zh) (qìxiōng)

• Dutch: klaplong (nl), pneumothorax (nl) m
• Finnish: ilmarinta
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• German: Pneumothorax m
• Hebrew: פנאומותורקס m (pne'umotóraks), חזה אוויר m (khazé avír)
• Portuguese: pneumotórax m
• Spanish: neumotórax (es) m
• Thai: โพรงเยื่อหุ้มปอดมีอากาศ (proong-yʉ̂ʉa-hûm-bpɔ̀ɔt-mii-aa-gàat)

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Czech

Alternative forms

• pneumotorax m

Noun

1. pneumothorax

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Dutch

Etymology

pneumo- +‎ thorax

Pronunciation

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Noun

pneumothorax m (plural pneumothoraxen, diminutive pneumothoraxje n)

1. pneumothorax

Synonyms

• klaplong

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• pneumotoraks

Etymology

From Latin pneumo- + thorax

Noun

pneumothorax m (definite singular pneumothoraxen, indefinite plural pneumothoraxer, definite plural pneumothoraxene)

1. pneumothorax

Synonyms

• punktert lunge

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pneumotoraks

Etymology

From Latin pneumo- + thorax

Noun

pneumothorax m (definite singular pneumothoraxen, indefinite plural pneumothoraxar, definite plural pneumothoraxane)

1. pneumothorax

Synonyms

• punktert lunge