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fibrothorax

fibrothorax noun: fibrosis of the pleural space surrounding the lungs. It can have several causes, including hemothorax, pleural effusion, and tuberculosis.

Noun

fibrothorax (uncountable)

  1. Fibrosis of the pleural space surrounding the lungs. It can have several causes, including hemothorax, pleural effusion, and tuberculosis.

Origin of fibrothorax

From fibro- + thorax.

Questions about fibrothorax

What does fibrothorax mean?
Fibrothorax means fibrosis of the pleural space surrounding the lungs. It can have several causes, including hemothorax, pleural effusion, and tuberculosis.
What part of speech is fibrothorax?
Fibrothorax is a noun.

Words near fibrothorax in the dictionary

  1. fibrostromal
  2. fibrosuppression
  3. fibrosuppressive
  4. fibrothecoma
  5. fibrothecomas
  6. fibrothorax
  7. fibrotic
  8. fibrotically
  9. fibrotisation
  10. fibrotization
  11. fibrous

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