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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 diagnosis
Familiarity information: PARACENTESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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