| AMNIOCENTESIS | • amniocentesis n. (Medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle… • AMNIOCENTESIS n. a surgical insertion of a needle into the uterus. |
| ATHETESIS | • athetesis n. The act or fact of setting aside as spurious; rejection as invalid. • ATHETESIS n. the rejection of a passage as spurious. |
| CARDIOCENTESIS | • cardiocentesis n. (Surgery) incision or puncture into the heart. • CARDIOCENTESIS n. surgical puncture of the heart. |
| CENTESIS | • centesis n. (Medicine, surgery) puncture or perforation. • -centesis suff. (Medicine) Puncture and aspiration of. • CENTESIS n. (Greek) a surgical puncture. |
| CORDOCENTESIS | • cordocentesis n. (Surgery) The removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing. • CORDOCENTESIS n. the removal of a sample of fetal blood from the umbilical vein by inserting a hollow needle through the wall of the pregnant woman's abdomen. |
| ECBLASTESIS | • ecblastesis n. (Botany) The production of buds within flowers. • ECBLASTESIS n. proliferation of a floral axis. |
| ENTEROCENTESIS | • enterocentesis n. (Surgery) puncture of the intestine (in order to take a sample of its contents). • ENTEROCENTESIS n. operative puncturing of the intestine. |
| EROTESIS | • erotesis n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in confident expectation of a negative answer. • EROTESIS n. (Greek) a rhetorical question, also EROTEMA, EROTEME. |
| PARACENTESIS | • paracentesis n. (Surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen. • PARACENTESIS n. the tapping of body fluid. |
| PLEUROCENTESIS | • pleurocentesis n. Synonym of thoracentesis. • PLEUROCENTESIS n. the surgical puncture of the pleural cavity using a hollow needle, in order to withdraw fluid, drain blood, etc. |
| THORACENTESIS | • thoracentesis n. (Surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. • THORACENTESIS n. surgery performed to draw off fluid from the pleural cavity, also THORACOCENTESIS. |
| THORACOCENTESIS | • thoracocentesis n. Thoracentesis. • THORACOCENTESIS n. surgery performed to draw off fluid from the pleural cavity, usually using a hollow needle inserted through the wall of the chest, also THORACENTESIS. |