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Meaning of HYDROTHORAX

Pronunciation:  `hIdru'thowraks

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys
 
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 See Also: congestion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hy`dro*tho"rax\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + thorax.] (Med.)
An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest.
 
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