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pleuracentesis

pleuracentesis noun: synonym of thoracentesis.

Noun

pleuracentesis (plural pleuracenteses)

  1. Synonym of thoracentesis.
    Synonyms:
    thoracentesis

Synonyms of pleuracentesis

Forms of pleuracentesis

pluralpleuracenteses

Origin of pleuracentesis

By surface analysis, pleura + -centesis.

Questions about pleuracentesis

What does pleuracentesis mean?
Pleuracentesis means synonym of thoracentesis.
What part of speech is pleuracentesis?
Pleuracentesis is a noun.
What is the plural of pleuracentesis?
The plural of pleuracentesis is pleuracenteses.

Words near pleuracentesis in the dictionary

  1. pleugh
  2. pleughs
  3. pleuntic
  4. pleur-
  5. pleura
  6. pleuracentesis
  7. pleurae
  8. pleural
  9. pleural cavities
  10. pleural cavity
  11. pleural lobe

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