collapse of the lung

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Etymology: L, collabi, to fall together; AS, lungen

a reduction in the volume of a lung. The condition results from increased intrapleural pressure caused by accumulation of air or fluid in the pleural cavity or from a loss of internal pressure and elastic recoil of the lung. See also atelectasis, hemothorax, pneumothorax.

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