SINCE 1828
hemopneumothorax
noun
he·mo·pneu·mo·tho·rax
variants:
or chiefly British
haemopneumothorax
\ ˌhē-mə-ˌn(y)ü-mə-ˈthō(ə)r-ˌaks, -ˈthȯ(ə)r-
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plural hemopneumothoraxes
or hemopneumothoraces\ -ˈthōr-ə-ˌsēz, -ˈthȯr-
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Medical Definition of hemopneumothorax
: the accumulation of blood and air in the pleural cavity
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