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

  Hydrothorax \Hy`dro*tho"rax\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + thorax.] (Med.)
     An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hydrothorax
       n : accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space
           between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often
           resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

















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