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pneumothorax in Japanese

pneumothorax in Japanese is 気胸 — pneumothorax means a collapsed lung caused by air leaking into the space between the lung and chest wall, usually from injury.

pneumothorax in Japanese

気胸
noun
Pronounced: kikyō
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

What does "pneumothorax" mean?

  1. noun A collapsed lung caused by air leaking into the space between the lung and chest wall, usually from injury.
    "The car crash left him with a pneumothorax that required emergency treatment."
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pneumothorax in a sentence

  • The car crash left him with a pneumothorax that required emergency treatment.

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What is "pneumothorax" in Japanese?

"pneumothorax" in Japanese is 気胸. pneumothorax means: A collapsed lung caused by air leaking into the space between the lung and chest wall, usually from injury.

How do you pronounce 気胸?

"pneumothorax" in Japanese is 気胸, pronounced "kikyō".

How do you use "pneumothorax" in a sentence?

Example: "The car crash left him with a pneumothorax that required emergency treatment." In Japanese, "pneumothorax" is 気胸.

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