Sentit | (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid. |
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Sinònim | punció |
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Categoria | cirurgia | The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures |
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Específic | abdominocentesis, paracentesi | centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis |
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amniocentesi | (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities |
artrocentesi | removal of fluid from a joint by centesis |
celiocentesi | removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis |
pleurocentesi, toracentesi, toracocentesi | removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
punció lumbar, raquicentesi | removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
General | picada | The act of puncturing or perforating |
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Anglès | centesis |
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Espanyol | centesis, punción |
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