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cholothorax

cholothorax noun: the presence of bile in the pleural cavity.

Noun

cholothorax

  1. The presence of bile in the pleural cavity
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Origin of cholothorax

From cholo- + thorax.

Questions about cholothorax

What does cholothorax mean?
Cholothorax means the presence of bile in the pleural cavity.
What part of speech is cholothorax?
Cholothorax is a noun.

Words near cholothorax in the dictionary

  1. cholo
  2. choloalite
  3. cholochrome
  4. Cholon
  5. cholos
  6. cholothorax
  7. choloylglycine
  8. choloyltaurine
  9. Cholsey
  10. choltries
  11. choltry

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