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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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In medicine (pulmonology), a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung, is a potential medical emergency caused by accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, occurring as a result of disease or injury.[1]

References

  1. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary. "KMLE American Heritage Medical Dictionary definition of pneumothorax".

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