tap (2)
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To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.[Old English tappian, to draw off liquid]
1. Removal or emptying of fluid from a cavity.
SEE: paracentesis; SEE: thoracentesis
2. To puncture or to empty a cavity of fluid.
3. The fluid removed from a cavity.
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(tap)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.[Old English tappian, to draw off liquid]
1. Removal or emptying of fluid from a cavity.
SEE: paracentesis; SEE: thoracentesis
2. To puncture or to empty a cavity of fluid.
3. The fluid removed from a cavity.
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