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A Condition in Which Air Is Present in the Pleural

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A condition in which air is present in the pleural cavity because of a puncture through the thoracic wall or a spontaneous rupture through the lung surface is ______________.


A) angina pectoris
B) foreign-object aspiration
C) black lung
D) emphysema
E) pneumothorax

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