-centesis
See also: centesis
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”).
Suffix
edit-centesis
- (medicine) Puncture and aspiration of
- The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.