Hemithorax
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One half of the thorax or chest
"His medical history included a controllable arterial hypertension and a localized pleural thickening at the right hemithorax as an inactive residuum resulting from a lower respiratory tract infection that occurred 7 years ago."
Example
More examples"His medical history included a controllable arterial hypertension and a localized pleural thickening at the right hemithorax as an inactive residuum resulting from a lower respiratory tract infection that occurred 7 years ago."
Etymology
From hemi- + thorax.
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