pericardiocentesis

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ cardio- +‎ -centesis.

Noun

pericardiocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural pericardiocenteses)

1. (surgery) The removal of fluid from the pericardium for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes

Translations

(surgery) removal of fluid from the pericardium

• French: péricardiocentèse (fr) f
• Spanish: pericardiocentesis f

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾikaɾdjoθenˈtesis/ [pe.ɾi.kaɾ.ð̞jo.θẽn̪ˈt̪e.sis]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peɾikaɾdjosenˈtesis/ [pe.ɾi.kaɾ.ð̞jo.sẽn̪ˈt̪e.sis]
• Rhymes: -esis
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧car‧dio‧cen‧te‧sis

Noun

pericardiocentesis f (plural pericardiocentesis)

1. (surgery) pericardiocentesis