Pleurocentesis
Laryngocentesis is the medical term meaning surgical puncture of the larynx.
Aspiration and drainage of pleural fluid is termed as Thoracentesis. 'thoraco' refers to the thorax (chest), and 'centesis' is the process of aspirating a substance from an enclosed/sealed area. It can also be called a pleurocentesis, needle thoracotomy, pleural aspiration, or pleural tap.
Effusion is the medical term meaning escape of fluid into a body cavity. So, for instance, escape of fluid into the pleural space is pleural effusion.
The lung cavity is called the pleural cavity.
Pleurisy is a lay term meaning painful breathing. Pleuritis is the medical term meaning infoammation of the pleural membranes. Pleuritis can result in pleurisy.
pleural membrane
It can rupture the pleural cavity and cause a collapsed lung.
Thoracotomy
Yes, a pneumonectomy is surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
The procedure most often performed for pleural biopsy is called a percutaneous (passage through the skin by needle puncture) needle biopsy.
Thoracic is another medical term for pleural when used in the sense of naming the thoracic or pleural cavity.
SternotomySternotomy (stern = sternum [breastbone] + tomy = cut + y = procedure) is an incision into or through the sternum. This procedure provides access to the heart and lungs for surgical procedures such as heart transplants, correction of congenital heart defects or coronary artery bypass surgery.