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

Derived Forms

• hydrothoracic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hydrothorax

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

Example Sentences

Symptoms of hydrothorax, at first obscurely, afterwards more distinctly marked.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William

This accumulation of blood in the lungs has, by some writers, been considered as an appearance belonging to idiopathic hydrothorax.

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

May not primary hydrothorax be much less frequent, than has commonly been imagined?

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

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

At the date of this, when he first consulted me, the symptoms of hydrothorax were pretty obvious.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William