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TAPPING

\tˈapɪŋ], \tˈapɪŋ], \t_ˈa_p_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of TAPPING

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Incision of a dropsical part.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

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.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

See Paracentesis.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

n. In surgery, the operation of removing water from the body, as in dropsy.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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