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HAEMOTHORAX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
Synonyms:
haemothorax; hemothorax
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("haemothorax" is a kind of...):
congestion (excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part)