Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PARACENTESIS, PARACENTESY
n.[Gr. through, and to pierce. ] The operation in surgery called tapping.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PARACENTESIS
Par `a *cen *te "sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
paracentesis
par a cen te sis |ˌparəsenˈtēsis ˌpærəˌsɛnˈtisɪs | ▶noun ( pl. paracenteses |-ˌsēz | ) Medicine the perforation of a cavity of the body or of a cyst or similar outgrowth, esp. with a hollow needle to remove fluid or gas. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parakentēsis, from parakentein ‘pierce at the side. ’
Oxford Dictionary
paracentesis
paracentesis |ˌparəsɛnˈtiːsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. paracenteses |-siːz | ) [ mass noun ] Medicine the perforation of a cavity of the body or of a cyst or similar outgrowth, especially with a hollow needle to remove fluid or gas. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parakentēsis, from parakentein ‘pierce at the side ’.
Spanish Dictionary
paracentesis
paracentesis nombre femenino med Punción que se hace en una cavidad del cuerpo para extraer el líquido acumulado .El plural es paracentesis .
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