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pneumothorax |
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pneumothoraxPresence of air in the pleural cavity, between a lung and the chest wall. It may be due to a penetrating injury of the lung or to lung disease, or it may occur without apparent cause (spontaneous pneumothorax) in an otherwise healthy person. Prevented from expanding normally, the lung is liable to collapse. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| She said King is in a drug-induced coma after undergoing two brain surgeries and a procedure to treat a collapsed lung. In an unrelated SJ story, Enjoi's Jose Rojo has been seriously sidelined after a semi-brutal automobile accident that left him with several broken bones and a collapsed lung. The man who asked after SFC A was himself bleeding from two gut wounds and rasping as he tried to talk with a collapsed lung. |
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Collapsed lung
