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chest tubes

chest tubes is the plural of chest tube.

Meaning of chest tube

Noun

chest tube (plural chest tubes)

  1. Also known as chest drain, thoracic catheter, tube thoracostomy, or intercostal drain. A tube inserted into the chest with the purpose of allowing the removal of air or fluid from the pleural cavity.

Questions about chest tubes

What is chest tubes the plural of?
Chest tubes is the plural of chest tube.

Words near chest tubes in the dictionary

  1. chest rubs
  2. chest surgeries
  3. chest surgery
  4. chest tightness
  5. chest tube
  6. chest tubes
  7. chest up
  8. chest voice
  9. chest wall
  10. chest walls
  11. chest-beating

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