(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
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Arthrocentesis
removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
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(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "ase…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallop…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)
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centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the jo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of cli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasp…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.The removal by operation of a portion of a limb; particularly, the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint; the act…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, joint, centesis.
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