hemithorax

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English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ thorax.

Noun

hemithorax (plural hemithoraxes or hemithoraces)

  1. One half of the thorax or chest
    • 2015 June 4, Stamatis Katsenos et al., “Primary Bronchopulmonary Actinomycosis Masquerading as Lung Cancer: Apropos of Two Cases and Literature Review”, in Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, volume 2015, →DOI:
      His medical history included a controllable arterial hypertension and a localized pleural thickening at the right hemithorax as an inactive residuum resulting from a lower respiratory tract infection that occurred 7 years ago.