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Drainage vs Thoracentesis - What's the difference?

drainage | thoracentesis |

As nouns the difference between drainage and thoracentesis

is that drainage is while thoracentesis is (surgery) a medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

drainage

English

(wikipedia drainage)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.
  • A system of drains.

    • Derived terms

    * positive drainage

    Anagrams

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    thoracentesis

    English

    Noun

    (thoracenteses) (wikipedia thoracentesis)
  • (surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

    • Synonyms

    * thoracocentesis