punción (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

Español > 1 sentido de la palabra *punción*:
NOMBRE	act	punción, 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.
Sinónimo	centesis
Categoría	cirugía	The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
Específico	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
	artrocentesis	removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
	celiocentesis	removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis
	punción lumbar, raquicentesis	removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
	toracocentesis	removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Inglés	centesis
Catalán	centesi, punció

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