What does "thoracentesis" mean?

A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

What is a synonym for "thoracentesis"?

Common synonyms include: thoracocentesis.

noun

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Noun

1
A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.
2
removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes wordnet

By surface analysis, thora(co)- + -centesis.