气胸

氣胸

qìxiōng

noun #33,887

Meanings

1 pneumothorax (medical)
2 collapsed lung

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Examples

医生诊断他得了气胸。

Yīshēng zhěnduàn tā déle qìxiōng.

The doctor diagnosed him with pneumothorax.

气胸患者需要立即治疗。

Qìxiōng huànzhě xūyào lìjí zhìliáo.

Pneumothorax patients need immediate treatment.

Tips

usage

Medical term: literally 'air-chest', meaning air has entered the pleural cavity and the lung has collapsed. Tall thin young men are textbook risk profile for spontaneous pneumothorax (自发性气胸).

Stroke Order

气 qì

胸 xiōng