home/glossary/Thoracentesis

Thoracentesis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
thoracocentesis
plural
Thoracentesises
possessive
Thoracentesis's
pluralpossessive
Thoracentesises'