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-centesis

-centesis suffix: puncture and aspiration of.

Suffix

-centesis

  1. Puncture and aspiration of
    • The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.

Origin of -centesis

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

Questions about -centesis

What does -centesis mean?
-centesis means puncture and aspiration of.
What part of speech is -centesis?
-centesis is a suffix.

Words near -centesis in the dictionary

  1. -cel
  2. -cele
  3. -celes
  4. -cels
  5. -cene
  6. -centesis
  7. -centric
  8. -centrism
  9. -cephalic
  10. -cephalous
  11. -cephaly

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