HYDROTHORAX


Meaning of HYDROTHORAX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈthȯr-ˌaks ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1793

: an excess of serous fluid in the pleural cavity ; especially : an effusion resulting from failing circulation (as in heart disease or from lung infection)

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