HYDROTHORAX

hydrothorax

(noun) accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hydrothorax (usually uncountable, plural hydrothoraxes or hydrothoraces)

(medicine) The presence of fluid in the pleural cavity.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`dro*tho"rax, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + thorax.] (Med.)

Definition: An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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