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thoracocentesis

/ˌθɔː.rə.kəʊ.senˈtiː.sɪs/

Traducción: Procedimiento médico que consiste en la punción de la cavidad torácica para extraer líquido o aire, con fines diagnósticos o terapéuticos.

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noun

/ˌθɔː.rə.kəʊ.senˈtiː.sɪs/C2formalmedical
  • esProcedimiento médico que consiste en la punción de la cavidad torácica para extraer líquido o aire, con fines diagnósticos o terapéuticos.

A medical procedure involving the removal of fluid from the chest cavity by centesis, performed for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

  1. C2formalmedical

    A medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the pleural space to remove fluid or air for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

    estoracocentesis

    • The doctor performed a thoracocentesis to relieve the patient's breathing difficulty.
    • A sample of the pleural fluid was obtained via thoracocentesis for laboratory analysis.
    • Thoracocentesis is often used to diagnose the cause of a pleural effusion.

    Sinónimosthoracentesis

Formas
  • thoracocenteses plural form
  • thoracocenteses' possessive plural form
  • thoracocentesis's possessive singular form