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THORACENTESIS
thoracocentesis, thoracentesis
(noun) removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
thoracentesis (plural thoracenteses)
(surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.
Synonyms
• pleuracentesis
• thoracocentesis
Source: Wiktionary
Tho`ra*cen*te"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.)
Definition: The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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