thoracentesis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun thoracentesis has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

thoracentesisn. [NL., fr. Gr. thorax + pricking, from to prick, stab.].
     The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.  [1913 Webster]

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