chyliform effusion

chyliform effusion
chylothorax consisting of milky chylelike fluid that is low in fat but usually high in cholesterol; it often results from a chronic disease process such as tuberculosis or pleurisy. Called also pseudochylous e. and pseudochylothorax.

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