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a word termination used to denote a perforation or tapping operation, with the part on which it is performed indicated by the root to which the suffix is affixed, e.g., abdominocentesis or thoracocentesis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
centesis — Perforación o punción, como la paracentesis, abdominocentesis y toracocentesis. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
centesis — noun (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid • Topics: ↑surgery • Hypernyms: ↑puncture • Hyponyms: ↑abdominocentesis, ↑paracentesis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
centesis — /sen tee sis/, n., pl. centeses / seez/. Surg. 1. a puncture or perforation. 2. a puncture into a body cavity, usually to remove fluid. [ < NL < Gk, equiv. to kente (var. s. of kenteîn to prick) + sis SIS] * * * … Universalium
centesis — noun puncture or perforation … Wiktionary
centesis — Puncture, especially when used as a suffix, as in paracentesis. [G. kentesis, puncture, fr. kenteo, to prick, pierce] * * * cen·te·sis sen tē səs n, pl cen·te·ses .sēz surgical puncture (as of a tumor or membrane) usu. used in compounds… … Medical dictionary
-centesis — ► sufijo Componente de palabra procedente del gr. kentesis, que significa picadura: ■ paracentesis, toracocentesis … Enciclopedia Universal
-centesis — Sufijo que significa punción … Diccionario de siglas médicas y otras abreviaturas
centesis — n. perforation, puncture … English contemporary dictionary
centesis — cen·te·sis … English syllables
-centesis — combining form denoting puncture or perforation. amniocentesis surgical puncture of the amnion … The new mediacal dictionary
