Thoracentesis

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  • n. A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The operation of puncturing the chest, as in hydrothorax or empyema, and withdrawing the contained fluid; paracentesis thoracis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    centesis   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    thoracocentesis   
     
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