Usually means: Sudden collapse of the lung.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. spontaneous pneumothorax: Wiktionary
  2. spontaneous pneumothorax: Dictionary.com
  3. Spontaneous pneumothorax: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. spontaneous pneumothorax: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. spontaneous pneumothorax: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Spontaneous pneumothorax: Merck Manuals
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. pneumothorax, spontaneous: Parents' Common Sense Encyclopedia
  4. spontaneous pneumothorax: Medical dictionary
  5. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (spontaneous pneumothorax)

noun:  (pathology) 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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