Paracentesis

What do we mean by paracentesis?

A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.

Words that are spelled similarly to paracentesis:
paracentesis, paracenteses, paraenesis, paragenesis, paradentosis, paratenesis.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word paracentesis:
ascites, needle, abdominal, fluid, cavity, procedure, treatment, cause.

Adjectives that are often used to describe paracentesis:
abdominal, diagnostic, therapeutic, volume, large, total, pericardial, anterior, simple, early, frequent, corneal, immediate, limbal, positive, initial, guided, routine, rapid, serial, joint, negative, ordinary, largevolume, periodic, preoperative, quadrant, percutaneous, subsequent, vitreous, pleural, peritoneal, thoracic, blind, cardiac, prompt, intermittent, timely, massive, called, spinal, transabdominal, exploratory, excessive, ocular, subdural, traumatic, recurrent, sterile, preplaced, vaginal, beveled, sealing, mastoid, cautious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective paracentesis:
abdominis, thoracis, needle, results.

Words that sound like paracentesis:
parasitosis, paracelsus, peristalsis, parentless, peloponnesus, biosynthesis, apprentices, apparentness, centesis, cease and desist.