PARACENTESIS
\pˌaɹəsəntˈiːsɪs], \pˌaɹəsəntˈiːsɪs], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_s_ə_n_t_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of PARACENTESIS
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- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument.
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Tapping, the passage into a cavity of a trocar and canuula or other hollow instrument for the purpose of removing fluid. The operation is variously designated, according to the cavity punctured.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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The operation of tapping to evacuate the collected fluid in ascites, ovarial dropsy, &c.
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Puncturing-p. Thoracis, Thoracocentesis.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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