Paracentesis

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  • n. A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In surgery, the perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of any effused fluid; the operation of tapping, as for hydrothorax or ascites. Different forms of the operation are specified by name, as cardiocentesis,paracentesis thoracis,paracentesis abdominis, etc.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    centesis   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tapping   
     
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