Medical Terminology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Carol Schroeder,Ann Ehrlich

Exercise 6

These terms are not found in this chapter; however, they are made up of the following familiar word parts. If you need help in creating the term, refer to your medical dictionary.
The term meaning a surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity is ___________________ This procedure is also known as thoracentesis.