părăcentēsis, is, f., = παρακέντησις, a surgical t. t.,
a perforation , a couching or tapping , Plin. 25, 13, 92, § 144; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8; Veg. 1, 43, 3.
·noun The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument...
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