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