Hemothorax

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) wordnet

Synonyms

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haemothorax

Etymology

From hemo- + thorax.

Related phrases

pleural cavity

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