Hemopneumothorax, or haemopneumothorax, is a medical term describing the combination of two conditions: pneumothorax, or air in the chest cavity, and hemothorax (also called hæmothorax), or blood in the chest cavity. A hemothorax, pneumothorax or both can occur if the chest wall is punctured. To understand the ramifications of this it is importan...
(he″mo-noo″mo-thor´aks) pneumothorax with an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity; called also pneumohemothorax.
Type: Term Pronunciation: hē′mō-nū′mō-thō′raks Definitions: 1. Accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity. Synonyms: pneumohemothorax
blood and air in the pleura. Also often referred to as a collapsed lung