culdocentesis

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noun

A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.

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Meanings

nounculdocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural culdocenteses)

plural culdocenteses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.

Origin

From culdo- + -centesis.

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APA

culdocentesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culdocentesis

MLA

“culdocentesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culdocentesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culdocentesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culdocentesis.

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