pyopneumothorax

pyopneumothorax definition - medical

py·o·pneu·mo·tho·rax (pīˌō-no͞oˌmō-thôrˈăksˌ)

noun
The presence of gas and pus in the pleural cavity. Also called pneumopyothorax.

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