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Preferred term

Paracentesis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Aspiration and Puncture
  • Centeses
  • Centesis
  • Drainage and Puncture
  • Puncture and Aspiration
  • Puncture and Drainage

Scope note

  • A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity or organ via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument.

History note

  • 97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019152

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