Associations to the word «Paracentesis»

Wiktionary

PARACENTESIS, noun. (surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.

Dictionary definition

PARACENTESIS, noun. Centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery