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hydrothorax

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hydrothorax /hy·dro·tho·rax/ (-thor´aks) a pleural effusion containing serous fluid.
hy·dro·tho·rax (hdr-thôrks)
n.
The 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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Fatal hydrothorax empyema complicating a malpositioned nasogastric tube.
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Cytotoxicity of Fumonisin [B.sub.1], Diethylnitrosamine, and Catechol ... by Chuturgoon, Anil A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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