pneumothorax
Kelime Anlamı :

1. plevra boşluğunda gaz toplanması.
2. ciğer söndürme.
3. hava verme.
4. Plevra boşluğunda hava veya gaz toplanması, pnömotoraks.
5. pnömotoraks.
Tanımlar :
1. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, occurring as a result of disease or injury, or sometimes induced to collapse the lung in the treatment of tuberculosis and other lung diseases.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. the presence of air in the pleural cavity. also pneumatothorax.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. 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)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.