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

We next turn to the treatment of hydrothorax and ascites.

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

A strong man; hydrothorax and swelled legs; in other respects not unhealthful.

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

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

Dr. Cullen, whose authority is of the highest estimation, evidently enumerates symptoms of them in his definition and description of the hydrothorax.

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

Asthma, or rather hydrothorax, anasarca, and symptoms of a diseased liver.

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