What medical term is used to identify the accumulation of air in the pleural space?
A) Flail chest
B) Pneumothorax
C) Pleural effusion
D) Exudate effusion

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Pneumothorax is the presence of air or gas in the pleural space caused by a rupture in the visceral pleura (which surrounds the lungs)or the parietal pleura and chest wall.The condition is not identified by any of the other options.

What Medical Term Is Used to Identify the Accumulation of Air