-centesis

See also: centesis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”).

Suffix

-centesis

1. (medicine) Puncture and aspiration of

   The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.

Derived terms

• amniocentesis
• arteriocentesis
• laparocentesis
• paracentesis
• pericardiocentesis
• thoracentesis
• thoracocentesis