paracentesis
Americannoun
noun
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
Example Sentences
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If pus is found, a more radical surgical procedure than simple paracentesis must be done immediately.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
In heart-injuries, paracentesis, followed, if necessary, by incision of the pericardium, is advised by some surgeons.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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
He was well known for his life-saving practice of tracheotomy and he restored paracentesis thoracis as a standard remedy.
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.
Every probable means to relieve her had been attempted by Dr. Groome, but to no purpose; and she had undergone the operation of the paracentesis repeatedly.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
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