hemopneumothorax

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Blood and air collect in the space around the lungs after an injury

noun
/ˌhiːmoʊpnuːmoʊˈθɔræks/

Specialized

: hemotórax

Examples

Chest radiographs (X-rays) revealed multiple left rib fractures with a large hemopneumothorax.

Academic text (2005)
The emergency doctors treated the patient for a hemopneumothorax after a serious car accident.
Chest scans confirmed that the victim had a hemopneumothorax, indicating both air and blood in the chest cavity.
After suffering a punctured lung, he was diagnosed with hemopneumothorax and required immediate surgery.

Surface Forms

hemopneumothorax singular

hemopneumothoraxes plural

Morphology

hemopneumothorax = pneumothorax (semi-transparent) = hemo + pneumo + thorax + hemo

The term is formed by prefixing hemo- ('blood') to pneumothorax ('air in the chest'), yielding the combined clinical condition 'blood + air in the chest'.

Etymology

Hemopneumothorax breaks into three parts: hemo 'blood', pneumo 'air' (as in pneumonia), and thorax 'chest'. So the word means that both blood and air are in the chest at the same time, which is why it is a serious injury after trauma.