D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Paracentesis

/(păr`ȧ*sĕn*tē"sĭs)/ · Par·a·cen·te·sis · IPA
01 n. The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, o…
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    The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.(Med.)