-centesis
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See also: centesis
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”).
Suffix[edit]
-centesis
- (medicine) Puncture and aspiration of
- The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.