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(surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space..
Use thoracentesis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thoracentesis means (surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space..
Common synonyms include pleuracentesis, thoracocentesis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use thoracentesis where its definition matches the intended context.
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