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hemothorax

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: haemothorax

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: congestion

History

Etymology

From hemo- + thorax.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 血胸 (xuèxiōng) — accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
  • Czech: hemotorax — accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
  • Finnish: veririnta — accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
  • Italian: emotorace — accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
  • Japanese: 血胸 (kekkyō) — accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
  • Portuguese: hemopneumotórax — accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity