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has gloss	(noun) (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid centesis
lexicalization	eng: centesis
subclass of	(noun) the act of puncturing or perforating puncture
has subclass	(noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis paracentesis, abdominocentesis
has subclass	(noun) (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities amnio, amniocentesis
has subclass	(noun) removal of fluid from a joint by centesis arthrocentesis
has subclass	(noun) removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis celiocentesis
has subclass	(noun) removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes spinal puncture, lumbar puncture, spinal tap
has subclass	(noun) removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes thoracocentesis, thoracentesis

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has category	(noun) the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" surgery