Meaning | (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid. |
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Category | surgery | The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures |
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Narrower | abdominocentesis, paracentesis | centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis |
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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 |
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Spanish | centesis, punción |
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Catalan | centesi, punció |
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