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hemothorax

 [he″mo-thor´aks]
a pleural effusion containing blood; called also hemopleura.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

he·mo·tho·rax

(hē'mō-thōr'aks),
Blood in the pleural cavity.
Synonym(s): hemathorax
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hemothorax

Emergency medicine The accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity, most often due to trauma, but also due to CA, surgery or infarction; a large hemothorax may cause respiratory failure. Cf Pneumothorax.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

he·mo·tho·rax

, pl. hemothoraces (hē'mō-thōr'aks, -ă-sēz)
Blood in the pleural cavity.
Synonym(s): haematothorax, haemothorax.
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Hemothorax

Blood in the pleural cavity.
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