hydrothorax /hy·dro·tho·rax/ (-thor´aks) a pleural effusion containing serous fluid.
hydrothorax
hy·dro·tho·rax (h  dr -thôr  ks)n. The accumulation of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities. |
hydrothorax
[-thôr′aks]
Etymology: Gk, hydor + thorax, chest
a noninflammatory accumulation of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities.
hydrothorax
the presence of noninflammatory serous fluid within the pleural cavity. The fluid in the pleural cavity causes compression of lung with resulting dyspnea and ventral absence of lung sounds.
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