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paracentesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
para-cen-te-sis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.

Etymology

From para- + -centesis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paracenteses (plural)

Derived Forms

postparacentesis

Synonyms

abdominocentesis

Questions

What does paracentesis mean?
A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.
Where does paracentesis come from?
From para- + -centesis.

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