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hemothorax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
hemoth-o-rax
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hemo- + thorax.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hemothoraxes (plural) hemothoraces (plural) haematothorax (alternative) hæmatothorax (alternative) hematothorax (alternative) haemothorax (alternative) hæmothorax (alternative)

Derived Forms

pneumohemothorax

Frequently Paired Words

hemopneumothorax pneumothorax

Synonyms

haemothorax

Questions

What does hemothorax mean?
A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.
Where does hemothorax come from?
From hemo- + thorax.

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