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English → English (gcide) 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. [1913 Webster]