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spontaneous pneumothorax [spän′tā·nē·əs ‚nü·mō′thȯr‚aks] (medicine) Air that has entered the chest cavity and caused lung collapse without being the result of injury or deliberate introduction of air; caused by an overexpansion of air in the lungs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He said doctors gave him no instructions or indications of how to keep spontaneous pneumothorax, the presence of air within the pleural cavity of the lungs, from re-occurring. Linchevskyy is titled "Welding of Pulmonary Tissue in Spontaneous Pneumothorax Operation Without Stapling. On the eve of UCLA's season opener today against Vermont, Ariza was diagnosed with spontaneous pneumothorax - air in the pleural cavity of the lungs. |
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