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Thoracentesis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008657

Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008657
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008657",
  "term": "Thoracentesis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/thoracentesis/"
}

Record 16,290 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.