Air around the lung

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Alternative names
Pneumothorax; Air outside the lung

Definition
A pneumothorax is collection of air or gas in the pleural space (the space surrounding the lungs). See also Spontaneous pneumothorax, Traumatic pneumothorax, and Tension pneumothorax.

see Pneumothorax.

Last revised: December 3, 2007
by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, D.M.D.

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