tutor (plural tutors) 1  One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. ( 2 Britain) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall. ( 3 obsolete) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
The accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, referred to as a pleural effusion, usually indicates an underlying abnormality. A thoracentesis may be performed to identify the reason (diagnostic) and/or to relieve the discomfort and symptoms (therapeutic) of excessive fluid in the pleural space. A diagnostic thoracentesis involves the removal of fluid for analysis (pleural fluid analysis).
Cutis anserina is the medical term for the emergence of tiny bumps on the skin usually in response to the cold. We refer to these bumps as goosebumps. This phenomenon is also known as horripilation but this term is rarely used these days.