hemothorax
noun
hemothorax is spelled H-E-M-O-T-H-O-R-A-X: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hemothorax means “A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hemothorax is hemothoraxes or hemothoraces.
How many letters and syllables are in hemothorax?
| Letters | 10: H-E-M-O-T-H-O-R-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hemothorax?
Hemothorax appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hemothorax
- hemothoraxes plural
- hemothoraces plural
- haematothorax
- hæmatothorax
- hematothorax
- haemothorax
- hæmothorax
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hemothorax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hemothorax in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | hemopneumotórax |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hemothorax come from?
From hemo- + thorax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).