Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hematothorax .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A condition resulting from
accumulation ofblood in thepleural cavity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
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Examples
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung.
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One case reported to the FDA was of a U.S. patient who in July suffered a serious hemothorax, or blood buildup between the chest wall and lungs.
Some Doctors Question New Cancer Treatment Thomas M. Burton 2010
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However, potential complications include: bleeding infection puncture of the lung (pneumothorax or hemothorax) puncture of the gallbladder with subsequent bile leak
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