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paracentesis
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Paracentesis
Paracentesis
(from
Greek
κεντάω, "to pierce") is a form of
body fluid sampling
procedure, generally referring to
peritoneocentesis
(also called
laparocentesis
) in which the
peritoneal cavity
is punctured by a needle to sample
peritoneal fluid
.
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