Synonyms: UC_CT_PleuralEffusion Pleural effusion on imaging? pleural effussion RC_CT_PleuralEffusion Pleural effusion CO_CT_PleuralEffusion BL_CT_PleuralEffusion CR_CT_PleuralEffusion

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Term information

hasDefinition

Pleural effusion is a bodily fluid that is produced in exess and accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. Excessive amounts of such fluid can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs during inhalation.

importedFrom

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000175

label

pleural effusion

seeAlso

https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-021-05856-8#:~:text=A%20recent%20study%20found%20that,in%20the%20lung%20%5B19%5D.

uniqueIdentifier

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/60046008