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Webster 1913 Edition
Paracentesis
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Parˊa-cen-te′sis
(părˊȧ-sĕn-tē′sĭs)
, Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
παρακέντησις
, fr. παρακεντεῖν
to pierce at the side, to tap.] (Med.)
The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.
Webster 1828 Edition
Paracentesis
PARACENTE'SIS
Definition 2024
paracentesis
paracentesis
English
Noun
paracentesis (plural paracenteses)
- (surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.
Translations
(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
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