| ISA | PARACENTESIS |
| ANCESTORS | ALL DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE EVENT HEALTH-SERVE INVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST MEDICAL-SERVE PARACENTESIS PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT SERVICE-EVENT SOCIAL-EVENT WORK-ACTIVITY |
| RELATIONS | AFFECTS-BODY-PART : THORAX PURPOSE : BIOPSY USES : NEEDLE |
| thoracentesis | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun definition: procedure in which a small amount of fluid is removed from the chest cavity for biopsy. A needle is inserted into the chest cavity in order to remove some fluid by suction. This is a diagnostic procedure for cancer and other conditions. (en) reliability code: 10 number: singular |
| pleural tap | term type: synonym definition: see thoracentesis. (en) part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 origination date: 05/02/2001 originator: Claudia |
| pleural-fluid analysis | definition: see thoracentesis. (en) term type: synonym part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 10 origination date: 05/02/2001 originator: Claudia |
| toracentesis | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun gender: feminine number: singular reliability code: 10 definition: procedimiento diagnóstico en el que se procede a la inserción de una aguja, trócar o catéter en la cavidad pleural con el fin de extraer líquido de la misma para efectuar una biopsia. (es) |
| pleurocentesis | definition: ver toracentesis. (es) term type: synonym part of speech: noun gender: feminine number: singular reliability code: 10 origination date: 05/02/2001 originator: Claudia |
| toracocentesis | definition: ver toracocentesis. (es) term type: synonym part of speech: noun gender: feminine number: singular reliability code: 10 origination date: 05/02/2001 originator: Claudia |