What it means
The ending in words about the chest, especially about something collecting in the space around the lungs. A pneumothorax is air there, a hemothorax is blood (hem/oHEE-mohA word part that means blood.Full entry ), and a pyothorax is pus. The thorax itself is the part of the body between the neck and the abdomen.
Related terms
hem/o
A word part that means blood.
pulmonary
Relating to the lungs.
pleuritic chest pain
Sharp chest pain that gets worse with a deep breath, coughing or sneezing.