pneumoserothorax
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hy·dro·pneu·mo·tho·rax
(hī'drō-nū'mō-thōr'aks),The presence of both gas and fluids in the pleural cavity.
Synonym(s): pneumohydrothorax, pneumoserothorax
[hydro- + G. pneuma, air, + thorax]
pneumoserothorax
(nū″mō-sē-rō-thō′răks) [Gr. pneuma, air, + L. serum, whey, + Gr. thorax, chest]Air or gas and serum collected in the pleural cavity.