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paracentesis
[ par-uh-sen-tee-sis ]
noun
- puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
paracentesis
/ ˌpærəsɛnˈtiːsɪs /
noun
- med the surgical puncture of a body cavity in order to draw off excess fluid
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Example Sentences
Paracentesis should be done early in infants and in specific fevers.
If the paracentesis knife be used it is not sufficient to make a simple incision; a small triangular flap must be excised.
The paracentesis knife is inserted boldly through the membrane a little behind and above the umbo.
With a paracentesis knife the membrane is incised round the handle of the malleus (Fig. 191).
The chief object of paracentesis (myringotomy or simple incision) is to permit of escape of fluid from the tympanic cavity.
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