SINCE 1828
hemothorax
noun
he·mo·tho·rax
variants:
or chiefly British
haemothorax
\ ˌhē-mə-ˈthō(ə)r-ˌaks, -ˈthȯ(ə)r-
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plural hemothoraxes
or hemothoraces\ -ˈthōr-ə-ˌsēz, -ˈthȯr-
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Medical Definition of hemothorax
: blood in the pleural cavity
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