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centesis

[ sen-tee-sis ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural cen·te·ses [sen-, tee, -seez].
  1. a puncture or perforation.
  2. a puncture into a body cavity, usually to remove fluid.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of centesis1

< New Latin < Greek, equivalent to kentē- (variant stem of kenteîn to prick) + -sis -sis

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