pneumothorax

See also: Pneumothorax

English

WOTD – 6 October 2025

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pneumo- +‎ thorax.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.məʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnju.moʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

pneumothorax (usually uncountable, plural pneumothoraxes or pneumothoraces, abbreviation PTX)

  1. (pathology) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
    Synonyms: aerothorax, aeropleura

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpnɛu̯motoraks]

Noun

pneumothorax m inan

  1. (pathology) alternative form of pneumotorax

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Dutch

Etymology

From pneumo- +‎ thorax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpnœy̯.moːˌtoː.rɑks/, /ˈpnøː.moːˌtoː.rɑks/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

pneumothorax m (plural pneumothoraxen, diminutive pneumothoraxje n)

  1. (pathology) pneumothorax
    Synonym: klaplong

French

Etymology

From pneumo- +‎ thorax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pnø.mɔ.tɔ.ʁaks/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

pneumothorax m (invariable)

  1. (pathology) pneumothorax

Descendants

  • Persian: پنوموتوراکس (penomotorâks)
  • Romanian: pneumotorax
  • Turkish: pnömotoraks

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • pneumotoraks

Etymology

From la +‎ pneumo- +‎ thorax.

Noun

pneumothorax m (definite singular pneumothoraxen, indefinite plural pneumothoraxer, definite plural pneumothoraxene)

  1. (pathology) pneumothorax
    Synonym: punktert lunge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • pneumotoraks

Etymology

From la +‎ pneumo- +‎ thorax.

Noun

pneumothorax m (definite singular pneumothoraxen, indefinite plural pneumothoraxar, definite plural pneumothoraxane)

  1. (pathology) pneumothorax
    Synonym: punktert lunge