Meanings
nounpleuracentesis (plural pleuracenteses)
plural pleuracenteses
- Synonym of thoracentesis.
Synonyms: thoracentesis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of thoracentesis.
Similar
Also see
Origin
By surface analysis, pleura + -centesis.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
pleuracentesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuracentesis
MLA
“pleuracentesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuracentesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleuracentesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuracentesis.
Source: pleuracentesis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.