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hydrothorax
hy·dro·tho·rax H0350500 (hī′drə-thôr′ăks′)n. Accumulation of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities.hydrothorax (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɔːræks) n (Pathology) pathol an accumulation of fluid in one or both pleural cavities, often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys hydrothoracic adjhy•dro•tho•rax (ˌhaɪ drəˈθɔr æks, -ˈθoʊr-)
n. the presence of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities. [1785–95] hy•dro•tho•rac•ic (ˌhaɪ droʊ θəˈræs ɪk) adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hydrothorax - 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 kidneyscongestion - excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part |
Translationshydrothorax
hydrothorax[‚hī·drə′thȯr‚aks] (medicine) Collection of serous fluid in the pleural spaces. hydrothorax
hydrothorax [hi″dro-thor´aks] a pleural effusion containing serous fluid.pleur·al ef·fu·sionincreased fluid in the pleural space; can cause shortness of breath by compression of the lung and/or increased intrathoracic pressure resulting in mediastinal shift and increased work of breathing; a transudative effusion has low protein content and is usually due to heart failure, uremia, or hypoalbuminemia; an exudative effusion has high protein and cell count and is due most often to inflammation, malignancy, or infection; an infected pleural effusion is an empyema; a pleural effusion associated with pneumonia is a parapneumonic effusion; a pleural effusion without actual infection but with signs of a high degree of inflammation (for example, low pH, low glucose, high lactate dehydrogenase, many white blood cells) is a complex pleural effusion and is frequently associated with pneumonia; a loculated pleural effusion is not free flowing in the pleural space but rather confined to one or more fixed pockets. Synonym(s): hydrothoraxhydrothorax (hī′drə-thôr′ăks′)n. Accumulation of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities.hy·dro·tho·rax (hī'drō-thōr'aks) Presence of fluid in one or both pleural cavities, usually resulting from cardiac failure. hydrothorax
Related to hydrothorax: hydropericardiumWords related to hydrothoraxnoun 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 kidneysRelated Words |