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Flail chest
noun
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
noun
A severe injury of the rib cage where fragments of ribs become detached from the rest of the cage.
Synonyms
hemothorax
fibroatelectasis
fat embolism
phrenospasm
fibrothorax
haemothorax
fibrillopathy
thoracopathy
haematothorax
fibronecrosis
aeropleura
celosomia
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