TAPPING
\tˈapɪŋ], \tˈapɪŋ], \t_ˈa_p_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of TAPPING
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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1. Tapotement. 2. Thoracentesis, paracentesis, etc.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
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In surg. paracentesis, or the operation of removing fluid from any of the serous cavities of the body in which it has collected in large quantity.
By Daniel Lyons
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