Term: thoracocentesis: removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Candidate hypernym: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid → 1
Candidate hypernym: resolving power: the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together → 0
Candidate hypernym: escalope de veau orloff: lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly → 0
Candidate hypernym: tooth socket: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth → 0
Candidate hypernym: whitewash: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects → 0
Candidate hypernym: nominal damages: (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) → 0
Candidate hypernym: shooting lodge: a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season → 0
Candidate hypernym: oligoporus: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: crush: a dense crowd of people → 0
Candidate hypernym: obligation: the state of being obligated to do or pay something → 0
Candidate hypernym: wingman: the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation → 0