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).
Thoracolumbar scoliosis refers to a type of scoliosis, a disorder that is characterized by the abnormal curvature of the spine, in which the curve resides in the thoracic and lumbar portions of the spine.reatment for thoracolumbar scoliosis depends on both the cause and the severity of the curve. Scoliosis is a disorder characterized by an abnormal curvature of the spine.