Meanings
nounhydrothorax (usually uncountable, plural hydrothoraxes or hydrothoraces)
plural hydrothoraxes · plural hydrothoraces
- uncountableusuallymedicineThe presence of serous fluid (liquid) in the pleural cavity.
Origin
Translations
Catalan hidrotòrax
- hidrotòraxpresence of fluid in the pleural cavity
Italian idrotorace
- idrotoracepresence of fluid in the pleural cavity
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APA
hydrothorax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrothorax
MLA
“hydrothorax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrothorax. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrothorax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrothorax.
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