loculated pleural effusion

pleural effusion that is confined to one or more fixed pockets in the pleural space.

loc·u·la·ted pleu·ral ef·fu·sion

(lok'yū-lāt-ĕd plūr'ăl ĕ-fyū'zhŭn)

Pleural effusion that is confined to one or more fixed pockets in the pleural space.

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