Centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, from medical Latin form of Greek parakentesis "perforation," from parakentein "to pierce at the side," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + kentein "to prick, stab" (see center (n.)).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis [syn: abdominocentesis ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paracentesis \Par`a*cen*te"sis\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]n*t[=e]"s[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. parake`nthsis, fr. parakentei^n to pierce at the side, to tap.] (Med.) The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Paracentesis (from Greek κεντάω, "to pierce") is a form of body fluid sampling procedure, generally referring to peritoneocentesis (also called laparocentesis ) in which the peritoneal cavity is punctured by a needle to sample peritoneal fluid .Farlex dictionary ...