- he|mo|tho|rax
- he|mo|tho|rax «HEE muh THR aks, HEHM uh-; -THOHR-», noun.the presence of blood in a pleural cavity.
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tho|rax — «THR aks, THOHR », noun, plural tho|rax|es, tho|ra|ces «THR uh seez, THOHR ». 1. the part o the body between the neck and the abdomen. A man s chest is his thorax. The thorax contains the chief organs of circulation and respiration. 2. the second … Useful english dictionary
mes|o|tho|rax — «MEHS uh THR aks, THOHR ; MEE suh », noun, plural rax|es, ra|ces « ruh seez». the middle of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, typically bearing the first pair of wings and the middle pair of legs. ╂[< meso + thorax] … Useful english dictionary
met|a|tho|rax — «MEHT uh THR aks, THOHR », noun, plural rax|es, ra|ces « ruh seez». the posterior of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings … Useful english dictionary
en|do|tho|rax — «EHN doh THR aks, THOHR », noun. the internal processes of the thorax or cephalothorax of arthropods … Useful english dictionary
hy|dro|tho|rax — «HY druh THR aks, THOHR », noun. a disease characterized by the presence of serous fluid in one or both of the pleural cavities. ╂[< hydro + thorax] … Useful english dictionary
pneu|mo|tho|rax — «NOOM moh THR aks, THOHR ; NYOO », noun. the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, as produced by the introduction of a needle into the cavity so as to collapse a lung in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (artificial pneumothorax),… … Useful english dictionary
py|o|tho|rax — «PY oh THR aks, THOHR », noun. the collection of pus in the pleural cavities … Useful english dictionary
pro|tho|rax — «proh THR aks, THOHR », noun, plural tho|rax|es, tho|ra|ces « THR uh seez, THOHR ». the anterior division of an insect s thorax, bearing the first pair of legs. ╂[< French prothorax < pro pro 1 + New Latin thorax … Useful english dictionary
ceph|a|lo|tho|rax — «SEHF uh loh THR aks, THOHR », noun. the combined head and thorax of some animals, such as crabs and spiders … Useful english dictionary
py|o|pneu|mo|tho|rax — «PY oh NOO moh THR aks, NYOO ; THOHR », noun. the presence of pus and air in the pleural cavities … Useful english dictionary
