pneumothorax

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UK/ˈnjuː.məʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/US/ˈnju.moʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/

noun

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

Similar
aerothoraxaeropleura
OriginEnglish thorax ← Latin thōrax ← Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx) →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounpneumothorax (usually uncountable, plural pneumothoraxes or pneumothoraces, abbreviation PTX)

plural pneumothoraxes · plural pneumothoraces · abbreviation PTX · alternative pneumatothorax

  1. uncountableusuallymedicinePresence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

    Synonyms: aerothorax, aeropleura

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPresence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

Similar
aerothoraxaeropleura
Also see
aeropleura

Origin

  1. Englishpneumo-
  2. Ancient Greekθώρᾱξ (thṓrāx)
  3. Latinthōrax
  4. Englishthorax
  5. Englishpneumothorax

From pneumo- + thorax.

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Translations

Catalan pneumotòrax
  • pneumotòraxpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Chinese Mandarin 氣胸 /气胸
  • 氣胸 /气胸 (qìxiōng)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Dutch klaplong, pneumothorax
  • klaplongpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
  • pneumothoraxpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Finnish ilmarinta
  • ilmarintapresence of air inside the pleural cavity
French pneumothorax
  • pneumothoraxpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
German Pneumothorax
  • Pneumothoraxpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Greek πνευμοθώρακας, πνευμονοθώρακας
  • πνευμοθώρακας (pnevmothórakas)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
  • πνευμονοθώρακας (pnevmonothórakas)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Hebrew פנאומותורקס, חזה אוויר
  • פנאומותורקס (pne'umotóraks)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
  • חזה אוויר (khazé avír)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Hungarian légmell
  • légmellpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Italian pneumotorace
  • pneumotoracepresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Japanese 気胸
  • 気胸 (kikyō)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Korean 기흉
  • 기흉 (gihyung)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Persian پنوموتوراکس
  • پنوموتوراکس (penomotorâks)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Polish odma opłucnowa
  • odma opłucnowapresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Portuguese pneumotórax
  • pneumotóraxpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Romanian pneumotorax
  • pneumotoraxpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Russian пневмото́ракс
  • пневмото́ракс (pnevmotóraks)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Spanish neumotórax
  • neumotóraxpresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Thai โพรงเยื่อหุ้มปอดมีอากาศ
  • โพรงเยื่อหุ้มปอดมีอากาศ (proong-yʉ̂ʉa-hûm-bpɔ̀ɔt-mii-aa-gàat)presence of air inside the pleural cavity
Turkish pnömotoraks
  • pnömotorakspresence of air inside the pleural cavity
Cite this entry
APA

pneumothorax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumothorax

MLA

“pneumothorax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumothorax. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumothorax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumothorax.

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