paracentesis
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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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Two or three leeches may be applied over the mastoid, but should the pain persist or should rupture of the membrane appear imminent, paracentesis must be carried out.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
In patients suffering from the inconvenience which comes from large quantities of fluid in the abdomen, he advises paracentesis abdominis.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.
Again, the temperature often fell to normal after paracentesis and removal of the blood, to rise again with a fresh accumulation, which was not uncommon.
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
Can it be felt by the hand or by the patient before the disease is too great to admit of cure by the paracentesis?
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Dr., on fissure of palate, 200.Bladder, puncture of, 284.Bonnet on radical cure of hernia, 245.Botal on amputation, 47.Bowditch on paracentesis thoracis, 221.Bowman's operation, lachrymal canal, 153.Brachial, ligature of, 242.Brodie,
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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a remarkable case of twenty-five years' duration, in which 80 paracenteses were performed and 6630 pints of fluid were withdrawn.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)
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)
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