hydrothorax

American  

[hahy-druh-thawr-aks, -thohr-] / ˌhaɪ drəˈθɔr æks, -ˈθoʊr- /

noun

Pathology.

1. the presence of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities.

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hydrothorax British  

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊθɔːˈræsɪk, ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɔːræks /

noun

1. pathol an accumulation of fluid in one or both pleural cavities, often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

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Other Word Forms

• hydrothoracic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hydrothorax

First recorded in 1785–95; hydro- ¹ + thorax

Example Sentences

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hydrothorax

Like hydrocephalus, hydrothorax may be idiopathic or symptomatic; and proceed from a local or general cause—the nature of the inflammation being the same in both cases.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

Therapeutically the drug has been used for palsy, "incompetency and tumultuous distressing cardiac action," mitral disease, chorea, epilepsy, retention of placenta, catarrhal deafness, menorrhagia, sciatica, rheumatism, periostitis, hydrothorax, and transient deafness.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

As long as the hydrothorax continued no anasarca was observed, but as it declined anasarca appeared.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

In general, the practice of administering drastic purgatives is more serviceable in hydrothorax, and especially in anasarca, or in idiopathic serous inflammation of the peritoneum.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

The following case of hydrothorax will shew, that water may exist in the chest without the symptoms, which we have attributed to organic diseases of the heart.

From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by Warren, John Collins