Hemothorax

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hemothorax \Hem`o*tho"rax\, n. [NL. See {Hemo-}, and {Thorax}.]
     (Med.)
     An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hemothorax
       n : accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space
           between the lungs and the walls of the chest) [syn: {haemothorax}]