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

At the date of this, when he first consulted me, the symptoms of hydrothorax were pretty obvious.

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.

Dr. Cullen, whose authority is of the highest estimation, evidently enumerates symptoms of them in his definition and description of the hydrothorax.

From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by Warren, John Collins

This accumulation of blood in the lungs has, by some writers, been considered as an appearance belonging to idiopathic hydrothorax.

From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by Warren, John Collins

The cough in hydrothorax, unlike that which attends organic diseases of the heart, is short and dry; the dyspnœa constant, and not subject to violent aggravations.

From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by Warren, John Collins