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paraboloidal |
parabronchium |
paracelsian |
paracelsist |
paracelsus |
paracentesis
| paracentral scotoma
| paracentric
| paracentrical
| paracervical block
| paracheirodon
paracentesis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun paracentesis has 1 sense
- paracentesis(n = noun.act) abdominocentesis - centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis; Array is a kind of centesis
CIDE DICTIONARY
paracentesis, n. [L., fr. Gr. parake`nthsis, fr. parakentei^n to pierce at the side, to tap.].
The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
paracentesis
Ejection
N ejection, emission, effusion, rejection, expulsion, exportation, eviction, extrusion, trajection, discharge, emesis, vomiting, vomition, egestion, evacuation, ructation, eructation, bloodletting, venesection, phlebotomy, paracentesis, expuition, exspuition, tapping, drainage, clearance, clearage, deportation, banishment, rouge's march, relegation, extradition, dislodgment, bouncer, chucker-out, vomit, vomitus, puke, barf, emitting, emitted Int, begone!, get you gone!, get away, go away, get along, go along, get along with you, go along with you!, go your way!, away with!, off with you!, get the hell out of here!, go about your business!, be off!, avaunt!, aroynt!, allez-vous-en!, jao!, va-t'en!.
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