hemothorax
Noun
Synonyms:
haemothorax
WordNet 3.0
Noun
(1)
accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
Synonyms:
haemothorax
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Hemothorax
\Hem`o*tho"rax\
, n. [NL. See
Hemo-
, and
Thorax
.] (Med.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
[1913 Webster]
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