hemothorax
noun
he·mo·tho·rax
variants
or chiefly British haemothorax
plural hemothoraxes or hemothoraces
-ˈthōr-ə-ˌsēz, -ˈthȯr- 
: blood in the pleural cavity
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“Hemothorax.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemothorax. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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