paracentesis
Americannoun
plural
paracentesesnoun
Etymology
Origin of paracentesis
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 is also often done in the region of the normal apex beat.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
Falls of Temperature in Hæmothorax following Paracentesis 404 6.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
Paracentesis Abdominis.—To withdraw fluid from the abdominal cavity is an exceedingly simple operation in itself, though certain precautions are necessary to render it safe.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
Paracentesis Thoracis, for the relief of pleurisy, acute and chronic, and empyema, is an operation of extreme simplicity.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
Paracentesis was again performed several times, and a tumour was perceived to have formed in the lower part of the abdomen.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
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