What is phenumothorax?

Answer 1

Literally "air in the thorax", or air in the chest (where it shouldn't be)

When air leaks anywhere in the space between your lung and chest wall (normally filled with slippery fluid) it increases the pressure around your lung, and pushes on your lung. This leads to your lung collapsing in on itself, because the pressure required for it to inflate is much smaller than the one keeping it deflated. Usually, you only get a fraction of your lung truly collapsed.

Answer 2

Pneumothorax is a condition where air leaks into the space between the lung and the chest wall, leading to lung collapse. This can cause symptoms like shortness of breath and chest pain. Treatment may involve inserting a chest tube to remove the air and allow the lung to re-inflate.