Respiratory
thoracentesis
thor-ah-sen-TEE-sis
StatusNew
Definition
Surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid
ProcedureRespiratory
Breakdown
Etymology
Greek: thorac/o (chest) + -centesis (surgical puncture)
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