culdocentesis

culdocentesis definition - medical

cul·do·cen·te·sis (kŭlˌdō-sĕn-tēˈsĭs, ko͝olˌ-)

noun
Aspiration of fluid from the rectouterine space by puncture of the vaginal vault near the midline between the uterosacral ligaments.

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