hydrothorax

[ hahy-druh-thawr-aks, -thohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

hydrothorax

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɔːræks; ˌhaɪdrəʊθɔːˈræsɪk /

pathol an accumulation of fluid in one or both pleural cavities, often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

First recorded in 1785–95; hydro- ¹ + thorax

For the last three or four years had had more or less of what was considered as asthma;—it appeared to me Hydrothorax.

Asthma, or rather hydrothorax, anasarca, and symptoms of a diseased liver.

Anasarcous legs and symptoms of hydrothorax, consequent to a tertian ague.

A strong man; hydrothorax and swelled legs; in other respects not unhealthful.

At the date of this, when he first consulted me, the symptoms of hydrothorax were pretty obvious.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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