(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
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Celiocentesis
removal of fluid from the abdomen 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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the muscles of the abdomen
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.a wall of the abdomen
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, 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, abdomen, 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, abdomen, centesis.Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.removal of fluid from a joint by centesis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a fl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured po…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, 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, abdomen, centesis.See Fluid ounce, under Fluid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, fluid, abdomen, centesis.
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