肺はい気き胸きょうMeanings1nounpneumothoraxmedicineMedical term for a collapsed lung caused by air in the pleural space. Related to 気胸 (pneumothorax), with 肺 specifying the lung.See also: 気胸肺はい気き胸きょうの治ち療りょうには胸きょう腔くうドレナージが行おこなわれることが多おおい。Chest drainage is often performed to treat pneumothorax.
