(hī‵drŏ-thōr'aks‵ , -thōr'ă-sēz‵)

Plural: hydrothoraces

[hydro- + thorax]

Edema marked by excess serous fluid in the pleural cavities.

hepatic h.A pleural effusion associated with cirrhosis of the liver, typically on the right side of the chest, above the liver.