English Explanatory Dictionary

centesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Puncture or perforation.

Word forms

centesis centeses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”).

Derived words

cardiocentesis pneumocentesis synoviocentesis
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