paracentesis

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noun

A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.

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Meanings

nounparacentesis (plural paracenteses)

plural paracenteses

  1. medicineA medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncentesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis

Similar
abdominocentesis
Broader
centesis
Also see
abdominocentesis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From para- + -centesis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 穿刺引流, 腹腔穿刺術 /腹腔穿刺术
  • 穿刺引流 (chuāncì yǐnliú)(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
  • 腹腔穿刺術 /腹腔穿刺术 (fùqiāng chuāncì shù)(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
Finnish parasenteesi, tärykalvopisto
  • parasenteesi(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
  • tärykalvopisto(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
French paracentèse
  • paracentèse(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
Greek παρακέντηση
  • παρακέντηση (parakéntisi)(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
Portuguese paracentese
  • paracentese(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
Tagalog butastiyan
  • butastiyan(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid
Cite this entry
APA

paracentesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracentesis

MLA

“paracentesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracentesis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paracentesis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracentesis.

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