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thoracentesis

medical procedure, aspiration of fluid or air from the thoracic cavity
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thoracentesis

Summary

thoracentesis is a medical procedure type[1]. thoracentesis draws 1,609 Wikipedia views per month (medical_procedure_type category, ranking #19 of 74).[2]

Key Facts

  • thoracentesis is credited with the discovery of Morrill Wyman[3].
  • thoracentesis's instance of is recorded as medical procedure type[4].
  • thoracentesis is a type of body fluid sampling[5].
  • thoracentesis is a type of thoracic surgical procedures[6].
  • thoracentesis's Commons category is recorded as Thoracentesis[7].

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Definition and Type

thoracentesis's instance of is recorded as medical procedure type[4]. Recorded subclass of include body fluid sampling[5] and thoracic surgical procedures[6].

Why It Matters

thoracentesis draws 1,609 Wikipedia views per month (medical_procedure_type category, ranking #19 of 74).[2] thoracentesis has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] thoracentesis is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). thoracentesis. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thoracentesis
MLA “thoracentesis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/thoracentesis.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thoracentesis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{thoracentesis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thoracentesis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 14d ago · Kordishal · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → body fluid sampling, thoracic surgical procedures
    Aliases → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Morrill Wyman
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q796194]]"
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