Usually means: Surgical puncture to remove fluid.
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  1. centesis: Collins English Dictionary
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  3. centesis: Wordnik
  4. -centesis, centesis: Wiktionary
  5. centesis: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. centesis: Dictionary.com
  7. centesis: Rhymezone
  8. centesis: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. -centesis: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

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  1. centesis: Encyclopedia

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  1. centesis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. GASTROLAB Digestive Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. -centesis, centesis: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (medicine, surgery) puncture or perforation

Similar:
enterocentesis, cardiopuncture, cardiocentesis, cephalocentesis, peritoneocentesis, paracentesis, pneumocentesis, toracentesis, pericardiocentesis, pleural tap, more...

Opposite:
kinesis, movement, activity

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Similar:
enterocentesis, cardiopuncture, cardiocentesis, cephalocentesis, peritoneocentesis, paracentesis, pneumocentesis, toracentesis, pericardiocentesis, pleural tap, more...

Opposite:
kinesis, movement, activity



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