hemithorax

Etymology

From hemi- + thorax.

hemithorax means one half of the thorax or chest. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

One half of the thorax or chest“His medical history included a controllable arterial hypertension and a localized pleural thickening at the right hemithorax as an inactive residuum resulting from a lower respiratory tract infection that occurred 7 years ago.”