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Webster 1913 Edition
Paracentesis
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Parˊa-cen-te′sis
(părˊȧ-sĕn-tē′sĭs)
, Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
παρακέντησις
, fr. παρακεντεῖν
to pierce at the side, to tap.] (Med.)
The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.