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centesis

American

[sen-tee-sis] / sɛnˈti sɪs /

noun

Surgery.

a puncture or perforation.
a puncture into a body cavity, usually to remove fluid.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

centeses

plural

Etymology

Origin of centesis

< New Latin < Greek, equivalent to kentē- (variant stem of kenteîn to prick) + -sis -sis

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