Associations to the word «Hydrothorax»

Wiktionary

HYDROTHORAX, noun. (medicine) The presence of fluid in the pleural cavity.

Dictionary definition

HYDROTHORAX, noun. 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.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley