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ARTHROCENTESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arthrocentesis mean?
• ARTHROCENTESIS (noun)
The noun ARTHROCENTESIS has 1 sense:
1. removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
Familiarity information: ARTHROCENTESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("arthrocentesis" 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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