Hemothorax


hemothorax he·mo·tho·rax (hē’mə-thôr’āks’)
n.
Blood in the pleural cavity.

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    [hee-muh-tok-sin, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈtɒk sɪn, ˌhɛm ə-/ noun 1. a , as cobra venom, that causes a hemolytic reaction. hemotoxic he·mo·tox·ic (hē’mə-tŏk’sĭk) or he·ma·to·tox·ic (hē’mə-tō-, hĭ-māt’ə-) adj. hemotoxin he·mo·tox·in (hē’mə-tŏk’sĭn) n. A substance, especially one produced by a bacterium, that destroys red blood cells. Also called hematotoxin.

  • Hemotoxin

    [hee-muh-tok-sin, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈtɒk sɪn, ˌhɛm ə-/ noun 1. a , as cobra venom, that causes a hemolytic reaction. hemotoxin he·mo·tox·in (hē’mə-tŏk’sĭn) n. A substance, especially one produced by a bacterium, that destroys red blood cells. Also called hematotoxin.

  • Hemotroph

    [hee-muh-trof, -trohf, hem-uh-] /ˈhi məˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf, ˈhɛm ə-/ noun, Embryology. 1. the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo. hemotroph he·mo·troph (hē’mə-trŏf’, -trōf’) n. The nutritive materials supplied to the embryo through the placenta from the maternal bloodstream.

  • Hemotrophic

    [hee-muh-trof, -trohf, hem-uh-] /ˈhi məˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf, ˈhɛm ə-/ noun, Embryology. 1. the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo. hemotroph he·mo·troph (hē’mə-trŏf’, -trōf’) n. The nutritive materials supplied to the embryo through the placenta from the maternal bloodstream.

  • Hemotropic

    hemotropic he·mo·trop·ic (hē’mə-trŏp’ĭk, -trō’pĭk) adj. Of or relating to the mechanism by which blood cells, especially red blood cells, attracts phagocytic cells.


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