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Definition: Thoracentesis
Thoracentesis
\Tho`ra*cen*te"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thorax + ?
pricking, from ? to prick, stab.] (Surg.)
The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out
liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
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