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PARACENTESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paracentesis mean? 

PARACENTESIS (noun)
  The noun PARACENTESIS has 1 sense:

1. centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosisplay

  Familiarity information: PARACENTESIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARACENTESIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

abdominocentesis; paracentesis

Hypernyms ("paracentesis" is a kind of...):

centesis ((surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid)


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