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thoracentesis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | thoracocentesis |
| Type of | centesis |
Examples of thoracentesis
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Severe pleural effusion may require thoracentesis and oxygen therapy.
From the forbes.com
Thoracentesis is sometimes used to find out why you have fluid collecting around your lung.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Thoracentesis to take a sample of the fluid around your lungs to evaluate the type of any abnormal cells.
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Pleurodesis is commonly used to treat fluid buildup around your lungs that returns after repeated thoracentesis.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Pleurodesis is commonly used to treat fluid buildup around your lung that returns after repeated thoracentesis.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The women underwent a slew of medical tests, including invasive procedures like thoracentesis, bronchoscopy, thorascoscopy, and video-assisted thoracic surgery.
From the scienceblogs.com
- Thoracocentesis: removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
- Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.
- A procedure to remove fluids from the area between the two layers (pleura) covering the lung.
- A medical procedure that involves the removal of fluid from the chest cavity using a hollow bore needle.
- Aspiration of fluid from the chest (as in empyema)
- Ridding the pleura of accumulated fluid using a needle is called thoracentesis.
- This is a surgical procedure that is focused upon the removal of fluid or air (or, indeed, both) for purposes of a therapeutic or diagnostic nature.
