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Preferred term

Thoracentesis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Aspiration of fluid or air from the THORACIC CAVITY. It is coupled sometimes with the administration of drugs into the PLEURAL CAVITY.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chest Aspiration
  • Pleural Aspiration
  • Pleurocentesis
  • Thoracocentesis

In other languages

  • French

  • Aspiration pleurale
  • Drainage pleural
  • Drainages pleuraux
  • Pleurocentèse

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GL5C9MBV-6

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