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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pneu·mo·tho·rax /ˌnuməˈθorˌæks, ˌnju, ˈθɔr-/

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 pneu·mo·tho·rax /ˌn(j)uməˈθo(ə)rˌæks, ˈθɔ(ə)r-/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pneu·mo·tho·rax n.  Med. A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pneumothorax
      n : abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in
          the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to
          injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for
          tuberculosis)