HYDROTHORAX - Definition

Pronunciation:		`hIdru'thowraks
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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

	See Also:	congestion

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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