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-centesis

-centesis

See also: centesis

English

Suffix

-centesis

  1. (medicine) Puncture and aspiration of
    The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέντησις ‎(kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω ‎(kentéō, “I prick”).

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