noun
artificial pneumothorax therapy
Historical medical procedure used mainly in the early-to-mid 20th century to treat tuberculosis by collapsing a lung. The English gloss 'artificial respiration' is misleading; the correct meaning is artificial pneumothorax therapy.
結核の治療として、かつて人工気胸療法が行われていた。
Artificial pneumothorax therapy was once performed as a treatment for tuberculosis.
人工呼吸 means 'artificial respiration' (breathing assistance), while 人工気胸療法 is a specific historical therapy for tuberculosis involving collapsing a lung.
Compound of 人工 (artificial), 気胸 (pneumothorax), and 療法 (therapy). The term reflects the medical practice of inducing a pneumothorax artificially.