Centesis Definition
suffix
(medicine) Puncture and aspiration of.
The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.
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noun
(medicine, surgery) Puncture or perforation.
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Noun
Singular:
centesis
Plural:
centesesOrigin of Centesis
From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kentēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kenteō, “I prick”).
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