| NOUN | act | thoracentesis, thoracocentesis | removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
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| Meaning | removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. | |
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| Synonym | thoracocentesis | |
| Broader | centesis | (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid |
| Spanish | toracocentesis | |
| Catalan | pleurocentesi, toracentesi, toracocentesi | |
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