paracenteses
- plural of paracentesis.
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Kaltschmid describes a case of ascites in which, in 12 paracenteses, 500 pounds of fluid were removed.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Martineau describes a remarkable case of twenty-five years' duration, in which 80 paracenteses were performed and 6630 pints of fluid were withdrawn.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
In 1721 Morand reported two cases of ascites in one of which, by the means of 57 paracenteses, 970 pounds of fluid were drawn off in twenty-two months.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
