English Explanatory Dictionary

thoracentesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

Word forms

thoracentesis thoracenteses

Etymology

By surface analysis, thora(co)- + -centesis.

Synonyms

pleuracentesis thoracocentesis
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