kentesis
11amniocentesis — noun (plural amniocenteses) Etymology: New Latin, from amnion + centesis puncture, from Greek kentesis, from kentein to prick more at center Date: 1957 the surgical insertion of a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the uterus to… …
12List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes — This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek, but also in Latin, have a… …
13Плевроценте́з — (pleurocentesis; Плевра + греч. kentēsis прокол; син.: пункция плевральная, торакоцентез) прокол грудной стенки с введением иглы или троакара в плевральную полость; проводится с диагностической или лечебной целью …
14Торакоценте́з — (thoracocentesis; Торако + греч. kentēsis прокол) см. Плевроцентез …
15Amniozentese — Mit Amniozentese (oder Fruchtwasseruntersuchung) wird in der Medizin die Punktion der Fruchtblase (Amnionhöhle) einer schwangeren Frau zur Untersuchung der im Fruchtwasser befindlichen fetalen Zellen bezeichnet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …
16Amniocentesis — Procedure used in prenatal diagnosis to obtain amniotic fluid which can be used for genetic and other diagnostic tests. Informally called * * * Transabdominal aspiration of fluid from the amniotic sac. [amnio + G. kentesis, puncture] * * *… …
17Arthrocentesis — Joint aspiration, a procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain fluid from a joint. This is usually done as an office procedure or at the bedside in the hospital. For an arthrocentesis, the skin over the joint is sterilized… …
18Paracentesis — The removal of fluid from a body cavity using a needle, trocar, cannula, or other hollow instrument. A paracentesis may be diagnostic or therapeutic as, for example, in ascites where there is free fluid in the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity. If… …
19Thoracentesis — Removal of fluid in the pleura through a needle. * * * Paracentesis of the pleural cavity. SYN: pleuracentesis, pleural tap, pleurocentesis, thoracocentesis. [thoraco + G. kentesis, puncture] * * * tho·ra·cen·te·sis .thō rə sen tē səs n …
20abdominocentesis — Paracentesis of the abdomen. [abdomino + G. kentesis, puncture] * * * ab·dom·i·no·cen·te·sis (ab dom″ĭ no sen teґsis) [abdomino + centesis] abdominal paracentesis …
