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Paracentesis of the pleural cavity. SYN: pleuracentesis, pleural tap, pleurocentesis, thoracocentesis. [thoraco- + G. kentesis, puncture]
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tho·ra·cen·te·sis .thō-rə-sen-'tē-səs n, pl -te·ses -.sēz aspiration of fluid from the chest (as in empyema) called also thoracocentesis
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tho·ra·cen·te·sis (thor″ə-sen-teґsis) [thorac- + -centesis] paracentesis of the thoracic cavity for aspiration of fluids; called also pleuracentesis, pleurocentesis, and thoracocentesis.
Thoracentesis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.