paracentesis

[par-uh-sen-tee-sis]

par·a·cen·te·sis

[par-uh-sen-tee-sis]
noun, plural par·a·cen·te·ses [-seez] . Surgery.
puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
Also called tapping.


Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin paracentēsis perforation, tapping < Greek parakéntēsis, equivalent to parakentē-, variant stem of parakenteîn to prick beside (para- para-1 + kenteîn to prick, pierce) + -sis -sis
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Paracentesis has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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paracentesis (ˌpærəsɛnˈtiːsɪs)
 
n
med the surgical puncture of a body cavity in order to draw off excess fluid

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paracentesis par·a·cen·te·sis (pār'ə-sěn-tē'sĭs)
n.
Surgical puncture or tapping of a fluid-filled body cavity, especially the abdomen, with a hollow needle or trochar to withdraw fluid.


par'a·cen·tet'ic (-tět'ĭk) adj.

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