THORACENTESIS

Meaning of THORACENTESIS in English

ˌthōrəsen.ˈtēsə̇s, ˌthȯr- noun

( plural thoracente·ses -ēˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from thora- (from Latin thorax chest, thorax) + centesis

: aspiration of fluid from the chest (as in empyema)

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

THORACENTESIS — (n.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the …
Английский словарь Webster
THORACENTESIS — ( n. ) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THORACENTESIS — /thawr'euh sen tee"sis, thohr'-/ , n. , pl. thoracenteses /-seez/ . insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THORACENTESIS — n. procedure in which a needle is inserted into the chest cavity in order to aspirate fluids (Medicine)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THORACENTESIS — noun the operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the …
Webster English vocab
THORACENTESIS — Removal of fluid in the pleura through a needle.
English Dictionary of Medicine
THORACENTESIS — Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
THORACENTESIS — плевроцентез, торакоцентез, плевральная пункция
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь

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