p 3 n 1 e 1 u 1 m 3 o 1 t 1 h 4 o 1 r 1 a 1 x 8
12 letters · 26 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō Ancient Greek πλεύμων (pleúmōn) ▲ Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō)influ. ▲ Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma)influ. Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn)bor. English pneumo- English thorax English pneumothorax From pneumo- + thorax.
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