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Centesis Moderate

Centesis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid

2

puncture or perforation

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
puncture
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
abdominocentesis amniocentesis arthrocentesis celiocentesis lumbar puncture thoracocentesis
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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