hydrothorax

[hahy-druh-thawr-aks, -thohr-]

noun

Pathology.

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

hydrothorax

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊθɔːˈræsɪk, ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɔːræks /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• hydrothoracic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrothorax¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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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.

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

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When phthisis is accompanied with anasarca, or when there is reason to suspect hydrothorax, the Digitalis will often relieve the sufferings, and prolong the life of the patient.

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