Centesis Definition

suffix

(medicine) Puncture and aspiration of.

The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.
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noun

(medicine, surgery) Puncture or perforation.

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Other Word Forms of Centesis

Noun

Singular:
centesis
Plural:
centeses

Origin of Centesis

  • From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kentēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kenteō, “I prick”).

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