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Chest tube — Intervention The free end of the Chest Drainage Device is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest. This allows the air or fluid to escape from the pleural space, and prevents anything returning to the chest … Wikipedia
Chest trauma — Classification and external resources A CT scan of a pneumothorax eMedicine med/2916 … Wikipedia
tube thoracostomy — thoracostomy with insertion of a chest tube for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space … Medical dictionary
tube top — tube tops N COUNT A tube top is a piece of women s clothing that is made of stretchy material and covers her chest but leaves her shoulders bare. [AM] (in BRIT, use boob tube) … English dictionary
tube top — n AmE informal a piece of women s clothing that goes around your chest and back to cover your breasts but does not cover your shoulders or stomach … Dictionary of contemporary English
tube top — a woman s strapless top, usually of elasticized fabric that fits snugly on the body. * * * tube top UK US noun [countable] [singular tube top plural tube tops] american a boob tube Thesaurus: shirts, t shirts and tops … Useful english dictionary
Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… … Medical dictionary
Tube Rescue — In IRB racing, Tube Rescue is a competitive event that simulates the act of rescuing a patient with the use of a flexible foam rescue tube.It consists of a driver, crewperson, and patient. In this race, two buoy s are positioned 25 metres apart… … Wikipedia
tube top — noun (C) AmE informal a piece of women s clothing that goes around your chest and back to cover your breasts but does not cover your shoulders or stomach; boob tube BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boob tube — noun (C) 1 BrE a piece of women s clothing made of stretchy material, that covers only her chest; tube top AmE 2 the boob tube AmE informal the television (1): sitting around watching the boob tube … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
