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pleural tap

pleural tap noun: thoracentesis; thoracocentesis.

Noun

pleural tap (usually uncountable, plural pleural taps)

  1. (informal, usually) Thoracentesis; thoracocentesis.

Forms of pleural tap

pluralpleural taps

Questions about pleural tap

What does pleural tap mean?
Pleural tap means thoracentesis; thoracocentesis.
What part of speech is pleural tap?
Pleural tap is a noun.
What is the plural of pleural tap?
The plural of pleural tap is pleural taps.

Words near pleural tap in the dictionary

  1. pleural
  2. pleural cavities
  3. pleural cavity
  4. pleural lobe
  5. pleural lobes
  6. pleural tap
  7. pleural taps
  8. pleuralgia
  9. pleuralgias
  10. pleuralgic
  11. pleuralin

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