Main Entry: cul·do·cen·te·sis Pronunciation: "k&l-dO-"sen-'tE-s&s, "kul- Function: noun Inflected Form: pluralcul·do·cen·te·ses/-"sEz/ : removal of material from the pouch of Douglas by means of puncture of the vaginal wall
culdocentesis cul·do·cen·te·sis (kŭl'dō-sěn-tē'sĭs, k&oobreve;l'-) n. Aspiration of fluid from the rectouterine space by puncture of the vaginal vault near the midline between the uterosacral ligaments.
