haemothorax etymology

English word haemothorax comes from English thorax, English haemo- (Pertaining to blood.)

Detailed word origin of haemothorax

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
thorax English (eng) (anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.. (entomology, and, arachnology) The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body.
haemo- English (eng) Pertaining to blood.
haemothorax English (eng)

Words with the same origin as haemothorax

Descendants of thorax
cephalothoracic
Descendants of haemo-
haemoblast haemochromatosis haemocompatibility haemoconcentration haemocyanin haemoderivative haemogenic haemoglobin haemoglobinopathy haemoglobinuria haemogram haemolymph haemolytic haemomanometer haemoparasite haemopathology haemopericardium haemophilic haemophobia haemoscope haemostasis haemostat haemostatic haemotoxicity