Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spontaneous pneumothorax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: spon-ta-neous p-neu-moth-o-rax
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pulmonary condition resulting in the collection of air within the chest, which occurs absent traumatic injury. Spontaneous Pneumothorax are considered a medical emergency, generally requiring assistive radiographic evaluation to determine the extent of lung collapse, as well as determine the most appropriate course of emergency medical treatment for the patient. Abbreviated as SP.

Inflected Forms

spontaneous pneumothoraces (plural)

Phrases

primary spontaneous pneumothorax secondary pneumothorax artificial pneumothorax

Frequently Paired Words

primary spontaneous pneumothorax secondary pneumothorax artificial pneumothorax

Questions

What does spontaneous pneumothorax mean?: A pulmonary condition resulting in the collection of air within the chest, which occurs absent traumatic injury. Spontaneous Pneumothorax are considered a medical emergency, generally requiring assistive radiographic evaluation to determine the extent of lung collapse, as well as determine the most appropriate course of emergency medical treatment for the patient. Abbreviated as SP.

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