Paracentesis

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.

Related Words

paracentesis
părăcentēsis, is, f., = παρακέντησις, a surgical t. t., a perforation , a couching or tapping , ...

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