Periods 3, 4, & 6 Word of the Week: hemopneumothorax

On September 6, Periods 3, 4, and 6 selected hemopneumothorax as their word of the week.  When we looked up hemopneumothorax, we discovered that it means, "the accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity."

We decided that we also needed to look up the definition of the "pleural cavity" to make sure we understood our word of the week correctly.  The pleural cavity is the chest cavity containing the lungs.  

Once we understood hemopneumothorax, we made up the following sentences to illustrate our understanding:

1. My dad had a bad cough; he was diagnosed with hemopneumothorax.
2. My grandfather had difficulty breathing; he suffered from hemopneumothorax.
3. The patient appears to suffer from hemopneumothorax; he has blood running from his nose and he is struggling to breathe.