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pleural effusion [‚plu̇r·əl i′fyü·zhən] (medicine) Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the area between the membranes lining the lungs and the chest cavity (the pleural space). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Diagnostic value of calcium oxalate crystals in respiratory and pleural fluid cytology. Other potentially infectious materials: The following human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, and all. And among all the anthrax patients who survived, 80 percent had fluid drained from around their lungs, a procedure known as pleural fluid drainage. |
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