人じん工こう気き胸きょう療りょう法ほう

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.

• 結けっ核かくの治ち療りょうとして、かつて人じん工こう気き胸きょう療りょう法ほうが行おこなわれていた。

  Artificial pneumothorax therapy was once performed as a treatment for tuberculosis.