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Noun: haemothorax  ,hee-mu'tho,raks
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemothorax)
  1. Accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
    "The car accident victim suffered a haemothorax and required immediate surgery";
    - hemothorax [N. Amer]

Type of: congestion

Encyclopedia: Haemothorax