Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, the perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of any effused fluid; the operation of tapping, as for hydrothorax or ascites. Different forms of the operation are specified by name, as cardiocentesis,paracentesis thoracis,paracentesis abdominis, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery A medical procedure involving needle
drainage offluid from a bodycavity , most commonly theabdomen .
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- noun centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
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What risks are associated with paracentesis or thoracentesis?
Fluid Aspiration and Drainage (Parcentesis/Thoracentesis) 2010
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Fluid drainage (paracentesis/thoracentesis) with or without catheter placement
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Fluid drainage (paracentesis/thoracentesis) with or without catheter placement
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Removal of fluid from the abdomen is called paracentesis.
Balkinization 2007
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Removal of fluid from the abdomen is called paracentesis.
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Removal of fluid from the abdomen is called paracentesis.
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Removal of fluid from the abdomen is called paracentesis.
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For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis.
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For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis.
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For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis.
Balkinization 2007
chained_bear commented on the word paracentesis
"Extreme earaches were common. One physician observed that otitis media—inflammation of the middle ear marked by pain, fever, and dizziness—'developed with surprising rapidity, and rupture of the drum membrane was observed at times in a few hours after the onset of pain.' Another wrote, 'Otitis media reported in 41 cases. Otologists on duty day and night and did immediate paracentesis insertion of a needle to remove fluid on all bulging eardrums....'"
—John M. Barry, The Great Influenza (NY: Penguin Books, 2004), 235
February 16, 2009