hemothorax

English

Alternative forms

• haematothorax
• hæmatothorax
• hematothorax
• haemothorax
• hæmothorax

Etymology

From hemo- +‎ thorax.

Noun

hemothorax (countable and uncountable, plural hemothoraxes or hemothoraces)

1. (pathology) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity

Related terms

• hemopneumothorax
• pneumothorax

Translations

accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity

• Czech: hemotorax m
• Finnish: veririnta
• Italian: emotorace (it) m
• Portuguese: hemopneumotórax m