THORACENTESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thoracentesis mean? 

• THORACENTESIS (noun)
  The noun THORACENTESIS has 1 sense:

1. removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

  Familiarity information: THORACENTESIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THORACENTESIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

thoracentesis; thoracocentesis

Hypernyms ("thoracentesis" is a kind of...):

centesis ((surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid)