haemopneumothorax
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Related to haemopneumothorax: flail chest
he·mo·pneu·mo·tho·rax
(hē'mō-nū'mō-thō'raks)Accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity.
Synonym(s): pneumohemothorax, haemopneumothorax.
Synonym(s): pneumohemothorax, haemopneumothorax.
[hemo- + G. pneuma, air, + thorax]
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haemopneumothorax
The presence of both blood and air in the space between the two layers of PLEURA, the pleural cavity.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005