Term: pneumothorax: 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)
Candidate hypernym: abnormality: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies → 1
Candidate hypernym: mythologization: the restatement of a message as a myth → 0
Candidate hypernym: steel engraving: an impression taken from an engraved steel plate → 0
Candidate hypernym: cabbage bark: tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic → 0
Candidate hypernym: experimenter: a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas → 0
Candidate hypernym: latinism: a word or phrase borrowed from Latin → 0
Candidate hypernym: gordon setter: a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat → 0
Candidate hypernym: cornishman: a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall → 0
Candidate hypernym: literary agent: an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers → 0
Candidate hypernym: quality control: maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods → 0
Candidate hypernym: slough of despond: (formal) extreme depression → 0