hydrothorax

[ hahy-druh-thawr-aks, -thohr- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the presence of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities.

hydrothorax

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊθɔːˈræsɪk; ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɔːræks /

noun

1. pathol an accumulation of fluid in one or both pleural cavities, often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

Derived Forms

• hydrothoracic, adjective

Other Words From

• hy·dro·tho·rac·ic [hahy-droh-th, uh, -, ras, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrothorax¹

First recorded in 1785–95; hydro- ¹ + thorax

Example Sentences

For the last three or four years had had more or less of what was considered as asthma;—it appeared to me Hydrothorax.

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Asthma, or rather hydrothorax, anasarca, and symptoms of a diseased liver.

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Anasarcous legs and symptoms of hydrothorax, consequent to a tertian ague.

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A strong man; hydrothorax and swelled legs; in other respects not unhealthful.

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

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