What does PNX medical abbreviation mean?

What does the PNX medical term stand for?

The abbreviation PNX may have a few different meanings. Here is the meaning of PNX mean in medical terms.

What is the meaning of PNX medical abbreviation?

In medicine, the medical abbreviation PNX means pneumothorax.

PNX: pneumothorax

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