English Explanatory Dictionary

abdominocentesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar.

Pronunciation

/æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.sɜnˈti.səs/

Word forms

abdominocentesis abdominocenteses

Etymology

From abdomino- (“abdomen”) + -centesis (“puncture”).

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