Crossword clues for hemothorax
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hemothorax \Hem`o*tho"rax\, n. [NL. See Hemo-, and Thorax.] (Med.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
Wiktionary
alt. (context medicine English) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity. n. (context medicine English) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.
WordNet
n. accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) [syn: haemothorax]
Wikipedia
A hemothorax (hemo- + thorax) (or haemothorax/Haemorrhagic pleural effusion) is a type of pleural effusion in which blood accumulates in the pleural cavity. This excess fluid can interfere with normal breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs.
Usage examples of "hemothorax".
Additionally, there was a left hemothorax of eight hundred cc and a massive aortic adventitial hemorrhage.