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cen⋅te⋅sis

  [sen-tee-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Surgery.
1. a puncture or perforation.
2. a puncture into a body cavity, usually to remove fluid.
Origin:
< NL < Gk, equiv. to kentē- (var. s. of kenteîn to prick) + -sis -sis
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Main Entry: cen·te·sis
Pronunciation: sen-'tE-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cen·te·ses /-"sEz/
: surgical puncture (as of a tumor or membrane) —usually used in compounds centesis> centesis>
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centesis cen·te·sis (sěn-tē'sĭs)
n. pl. cen·te·ses (-sēz')
See puncture.

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