THORACENTESIS

Definition: THORACENTESIS

THORACENTESIS

Noun

1. The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymology: Thoracentesis \Tho`ra*cen*te"sis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression thorax pricking, from to prick, stab.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Health	Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs. (references)
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
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	-2 letters: anesthetics, throatiness.
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	-4 letters: aesthetic, ancestors, anchoress, anchorets, anchorite, anisettes, anoretics, anorthite, antechoir, arsenites, assertion, asthenics.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-h-i-n-o-r-s-s-t-t"
	+3 letters: overenthusiastic, reorchestrations.
	+5 letters: anticholinesterase, australopithecines.
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