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centesis
:
NOUN
act
centesis
(surgery) the act of
puncturing
a
body cavity
or
organ
with a hollow
needle
in order to draw out
fluid
English
>
centesis
: 1 sense
> noun 1, act
Meaning
(surgery) the act of
puncturing
a
body cavity
or
organ
with a hollow
needle
in order to draw out
fluid
.
Category
surgery
The branch of
medical science
that
treats
disease
or injury by
operative
procedures
Narrower
abdominocentesis
,
paracentesis
centesis
of the
belly
to remove
fluid
for
diagnosis
amniocentesis
,
amnio
(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
arthrocentesis
removal
of
fluid
from a
joint
by
centesis
celiocentesis
removal
of
fluid
from the
abdomen
by
centesis
lumbar puncture
,
spinal puncture
,
spinal tap
removal
by
centesis
of
fluid
from the
subarachnoid space
of the
lumbar
region
of the
spinal cord
for
diagnostic
or
therapeutic
purposes
thoracocentesis
,
thoracentesis
removal
of
fluid
from the chest by
centesis
for
diagnostic
or
therapeutic
purposes
Broader
puncture
The act of
puncturing
or
perforating
Spanish
centesis
,
punción
Catalan
centesi
,
punció
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