hydrothorax meaning

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hydrothorax (noun): accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys.

Definition of hydrothorax

  1. accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

    Type of: congestion

Scrabble score: 28 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in AX · 11-letter words

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