Medical Definition of Chest tubes

1. Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chest Tubes

chests
chesty
chest cavity
chest film
chest index
chest leads
chest metastases with pneumothorax
chest of drawers
chest pain
chest pain
chest physician
chest protector
chest radiology
chest register
chest tone
chest tubes (current term)
chest tube thoracostomy
chest voice
chest wall
chest wall pain
chest X-ray
chetah
chetahs
cheth
cheths
chetnik
chetniks
chetrum
chetrums
cheval-de-frise

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