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[[Operative surgical procedure]] to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the [[lung]]s (pleura) and the [[thoracic wall|wall of the chest]] | [[Operative surgical procedure]] to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the [[lung]]s (pleura) and the [[thoracic wall|wall of the chest]].<noinclude>{{DefMeSH}}</noinclude> |
Latest revision as of 17:02, 14 May 2010

Operative surgical procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the lungs (pleura) and the wall of the chest.
This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2025), Thoracentesis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.