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Some medical terms that end with the suffix '-centesis', meaning a surgical puncture to remove fluid, are:
ž Abdominocentesis
ž Amniocentesis
ž Arthrocentesis
ž Celiocentesis
ž Celioparacentesis
ž Cephalocentesis
ž Colocentesis
ž Cordocentesis
ž Culdocentesis
ž Electroparacentesis
ž Enterocentesis
ž Ovariocentesis
ž Paracentesis
ž Pericardicentesis
ž Peritoneocentesis
ž Pleuracentesis
ž Pleurocentesis
ž Pneumoncentesis
ž Pneumonocentesis
ž Rachicentesis
ž Rachiocentesis
ž Thoracentesis
ž Thoracocentesis
ž tympanocentesis
septocentesis
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What is the medical terminology combining form meaning puncture?
-centesis is the medical terminology combining form meaning puncture.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical withdrawal of fluid from a body cavity?
-centesis is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical withdrawal of fluid from a body cavity. So arthorcentesis is withdrawal of fluid from a joint, and tympanocentesis is withdrawal of fluid from behind the eardrum.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical puncture?
centesis- is the suffix meaning a surgical puncture to remove fluid. An example would be amniocentesis. punturing of the aminotic sac to remove amnion for testing. -centesis
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