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culdocentesis

culdocentesis noun: a diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.

Noun

culdocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural culdocenteses)

  1. A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.

culdocentesis meaning in Tamil

culdocentesis in Tamil

பைகுத்தல்

Forms of culdocentesis

pluralculdocenteses

Origin of culdocentesis

From culdo- + -centesis.

Questions about culdocentesis

What does culdocentesis mean?
Culdocentesis means a diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
What is culdocentesis in Tamil?
Culdocentesis in Tamil is பைகுத்தல். See Culdocentesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is culdocentesis?
Culdocentesis is a noun.
What is the plural of culdocentesis?
The plural of culdocentesis is culdocenteses.

Words near culdocentesis in the dictionary

  1. Culdees
  2. culdesac
  3. culdesacs
  4. culdo-
  5. culdocenteses
  6. culdocentesis
  7. culdoplasties
  8. culdoplasty
  9. culdoscope
  10. culdoscopes
  11. culdoscopic

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