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English noun: centesis | |||
| 1. | centesis (act) (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | puncture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abdominocentesis, amnio, amniocentesis, arthrocentesis, celiocentesis, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, spinal puncture, spinal tap, thoracentesis, thoracocentesis | ||
| Domain category | surgery | ||
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