Centesis
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Centesises
- possessive
- Centesis's
- pluralpossessive
- Centesises'