- Peyrot thorax
- a chest that is obliquely oval; seen in large pleural effusions.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Peyrot thorax
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Peyrot thorax — Pey·rot thorax (pa roґ) [Jean Joseph Peyrot, French surgeon, 1843–1918] see under thorax … Medical dictionary
thorax — The upper part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen; it is formed by the 12 thoracic vertebrae, the 12 pairs of ribs, the sternum, and the muscles and fasciae attached to these; below, it is separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm;… … Medical dictionary
Peyrot — Jean J., French surgeon, 1843–1918. See P. thorax … Medical dictionary
