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hemopneumothorax

noun he·mo·pneu·mo·tho·rax

variants: or chiefly British haemopneumothorax play \ˌhē-mə-ˌn(y)ü-mə-ˈthō(ə)r-ˌaks, -ˈthȯ(ə)r-\

medical Definition of hemopneumothorax

plural hemopneumothoraxes or hemopneumothoraces play \-ˈthōr-ə-ˌsēz, -ˈthȯr-\

: the accumulation of blood and air in the pleural cavity

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