Hemithorax

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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