Meanings
nounpleural tap (usually uncountable, plural pleural taps)
plural pleural taps
- informaluncountableusuallymedicineThoracentesis; thoracocentesis.
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pleural tap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleural%20tap
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“pleural tap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleural%20tap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleural tap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleural%20tap.
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