PARACENTESIS
\pˌaɹəsəntˈiːsɪs], \pˌaɹəsəntˈiːsɪs], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_s_ə_n_t_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of PARACENTESIS
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument.
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The operation of tapping to evacuate the collected fluid in ascites, ovarial dropsy, &c.
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Puncturing-p. Thoracis, Thoracocentesis.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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