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chest tube

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Also known as chest drain, thoracic catheter, tube thoracostomy, or intercostal drain. A tube inserted into the chest with the purpose of allowing the removal of air or fluid from the pleural cavity.

Equivalents

Françaisdrainage pleural
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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

chest voice chest wall chest-beating chest-thumping chest; the front of the thorax chestage

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