- electroparacentesis
- Removal of fluid, as from the eye, with an electrically activated instrument.
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elec·tro·para·cen·te·sis (e-lek″tro-par″ə-sen-teґsis) puncture of the eyeball with a needle, using galvanic current and holding the needle in position until bubbles of hydrogen appear in the aqueous humor.
Medical dictionary. 2011.