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

As long as the hydrothorax continued no anasarca was observed, but as it declined anasarca appeared.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

If this disease is not attended to at an early period, its usual termination is in hydrothorax, or dropsy of the chest.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert

In general, the practice of administering drastic purgatives is more serviceable in hydrothorax, and especially in anasarca, or in idiopathic serous inflammation of the peritoneum.

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

They both appeared to me to be cases of hydrothorax.

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

The accumulation in the chest is called hydrothorax, or dropsy of the chest.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.