💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Centesis"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| enterocentesisnoun | (surgery) puncture of the intestine (in order to take a sample of its contents) |
| cardiopuncturenoun | (surgery) cardiocentesis |
| cardiocentesisnoun | (surgery) incision or puncture into the heart |
| cephalocentesisnoun | (surgery) puncture of the skull in order to drain excess fluid |
| peritoneocentesisnoun | (medicine) Abdominal paracentesis. |
| paracentesisnoun | (surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen. |
| pneumocentesisnoun | (surgery) centesis of a lung, typically to remove fluid |
| toracentesisnoun | Misspelling of thoracentesis. [(surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.] |
| pericardiocentesisnoun | (surgery) The removal of fluid from the pericardium for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes |
| pleural tapnoun | (medicine, informal) Thoracentesis; thoracocentesis. |
| ascitic tapnoun | (medicine, informal) Peritoneocentesis. |
| pericardial tapnoun | (medicine, informal) Pericardiocentesis. |
| celiocentesisnoun | (pathology) paracentesis of the abdomen |
| perforationnoun | The act of perforating or the state of being perforated. |
| issuenoun | The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly: |
| pleurocentesisnoun | Synonym of thoracentesis. |
| cystocentesisnoun | puncture of the bladder (of an animal), through the abdominal wall, in order to obtain a sample of urine |
| arteriopuncturenoun | (surgery) The puncture of an artery, typically in order to administer an injection |
| pleuracentesisnoun | Synonym of thoracentesis. |
| renipuncturenoun | (surgery) puncture of the renal capsule of the kidney |
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