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haemothorax

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Noun1.haemothorax - accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
congestion - excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part


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Mr Calin, who lived in Brent, London, died of a massive haemothorax and a haemorrhage due to a traumatic rupture of his spleen.
Possible pleural complications included pleural effusion, pneumothorax, haemothorax, and empyema.
 
 
 
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