paracentesis

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paracentesis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paracentesis \Par`a*cen*te"sis\
     (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]n*t[=e]"s[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr.
     parake`nthsis, fr. parakentei^n 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.
     [1913 Webster] paracentric

paracentesis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  paracentesis
      n 1: centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis [syn:
           abdominocentesis, paracentesis]