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Definition of Haemothorax

1. Noun. Accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest).

Definition of Haemothorax

1. Noun. (alternative form of hemothorax) ¹

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Medical Definition of Haemothorax

1. A collection of blood in the thorax. Generally one-sided and secondary to chest trauma. One side of the chest can hold 2-3 litres of blood in the average adult. Symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat and restlessness. Treatment requires chest tube thoracostomy. Open surgical treatment may be necessary if bleeding is significant or uncontrollable. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Haemothorax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the Lungs: Designed to be a Practical Presentation of the by Robert Hall Babcock (1907)
"haemothorax is the result usually of injury to or rupture of some vessel, ... Certain cachectic or blood states are also responsible for haemothorax. ..."

2. Surgical diseases of the chest by Carl Beck (1907)
"haemothorax is produced by a penetrating trauma injuring one of the large blood-vessels or by the pathologic corrosion of a vessel in the pleural cavity; ..."

3. A Text-book of Diseases of the Chest: Pericardium, Heart, Aorta, Bronchi by Egbert Guernsey Rankin (1905)
"haemothorax signifies the presence of blood ... haemothorax of pathological origin is very unusual, hence its presence with any of the aforementioned morbid ..."

4. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1921)
"haemothorax. If haemorrhage may be called a wound complication haemo- thorax is ... Reports upon thoracic injuries by internists center about haemothorax, ..."

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