"pleural tap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pleural taps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} pleural tap (usually uncountable, plural pleural taps)
  1. (medicine, informal) Thoracentesis; thoracocentesis. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-pleural_tap-en-noun-1e444H2W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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