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thoracentesis

thoracentesis noun: a medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

Noun

thoracentesis (plural thoracenteses)

  1. A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

thoracentesis meaning in Tamil

thoracentesis in Tamil

தூம்புவடிப்பு, நுரையீரல் உறைத்துளைப்பு

Synonyms of thoracentesis

Forms of thoracentesis

pluralthoracenteses

Origin of thoracentesis

By surface analysis, thora(co)- + -centesis.

Questions about thoracentesis

What does thoracentesis mean?
Thoracentesis means a medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.
What is thoracentesis in Tamil?
Thoracentesis in Tamil is தூம்புவடிப்பு, நுரையீரல் உறைத்துளைப்பு. See Thoracentesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thoracentesis?
Thoracentesis is a noun.
What is the plural of thoracentesis?
The plural of thoracentesis is thoracenteses.

Words near thoracentesis in the dictionary

  1. Thor's hammers
  2. Thora
  3. thoracal
  4. thoracalgia
  5. thoracenteses
  6. thoracentesis
  7. thoraces
  8. thoracetra
  9. thoracetron
  10. thoracic
  11. thoracic aorta

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