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Pneumothorax

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Definition: An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process, or be introduced deliberately (  accumul of air or gas in pleural cavity: a disease; do not confuse with PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL, a surg procedure   
See Also Hemopneumothorax; Hydropneumothorax
 
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Catamenial pneumothorax  0   *Pneumothorax.

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