centesis
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1. (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | puncture, |
| definition | : | the act of puncturing or perforating (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | amnio, amniocentesis, |
| definition | : | (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | arthrocentesis, |
| definition | : | removal of fluid from a joint by centesis (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | celiocentesis, |
| definition | : | removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lumbar puncture, spinal puncture, spinal tap, |
| definition | : | removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | thoracentesis, thoracocentesis, |
| definition | : | removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | surgery, |
| definition | : | the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures (noun.cognition) |
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