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CELIOCENTESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("celiocentesis" is a kind of...):
centesis ((surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid)