HyperDic: punción

Español > 1 sentido de la palabra punción:
NOMBREactpunción, centesis(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
Español > punción: 1 sentido > nombre 1, act
Sentido(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid.
Sinónimocentesis
CategoríacirugíaThe branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
Específicoabdominocentesis, paracentesiscentesis 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
artrocentesisremoval of fluid from a joint by centesis
celiocentesisremoval of fluid from the abdomen by centesis
punción lumbar, raquicentesisremoval by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
toracocentesisremoval of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Ingléscentesis
Cataláncentesi, punció

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