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Hydrothorax definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HYDROTHO'RAX, n. [Gr. water.] Dropsy in the chest.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1793 an excess of serous fluid in the pleural cavity; especially an effusion resulting from failing circulation (as in heart disease or from lung infection)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the condition of having fluid in the pleural cavity.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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