Explore Pneumothorax through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like abnormality. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pneumothorax in a sentence
Pneumothorax meaning
Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
Synonyms of Pneumothorax
Using Pneumothorax
- The main meaning on this page is: Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
- Useful related words include: abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition.
Context around Pneumothorax
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pneumothorax
- In this selection, "pneumothorax" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tension, small and spontaneous stand out and add context to how "pneumothorax" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a small pneumothorax might resolve and a spontaneous pneumothorax is dependent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pneumothorax" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pneumothorax
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The most frequently reported adverse events were pneumothorax and infections. (10 words)
A small pneumothorax might resolve without active treatment in one to two weeks. (13 words)
During treatment for the pneumothorax on 11 December Ms Plumb suffered a catastrophic cardiovascular collapse and died, he told the hearing. (21 words)
Treatment of a spontaneous pneumothorax is dependent on the volume of air in the pleural space and the natural progression of the individual's condition. (25 words)
The surgeons called this tension pneumothorax, which would lead to a drop in blood pressure, and cause Alexander to lose consciousness, as historians reported. (24 words)
During treatment for the pneumothorax on 11 December Ms Plumb suffered a catastrophic cardiovascular collapse and died, he told the hearing. (21 words)
Example sentences (5)
During treatment for the pneumothorax on 11 December Ms Plumb suffered a catastrophic cardiovascular collapse and died, he told the hearing.
The surgeons called this tension pneumothorax, which would lead to a drop in blood pressure, and cause Alexander to lose consciousness, as historians reported.
A small pneumothorax might resolve without active treatment in one to two weeks.
The most frequently reported adverse events were pneumothorax and infections.
Treatment of a spontaneous pneumothorax is dependent on the volume of air in the pleural space and the natural progression of the individual's condition.