abdominocentesis

9.0

A medical test that removes fluid from the belly to check for illness

noun
/ˌæb.dəˌmoʊ.nəʊ.sənˈtiː.sɪs/

Specialized

: abdominocentesis

Doctors often perform abdominocentesis to collect fluid for testing in patients with abdominal swelling.

Examples

The patient underwent abdominocentesis to relieve pressure and analyze the fluid for infection.
In cases of unexplained abdominal pain, abdominocentesis is used to diagnose potential underlying conditions.
The bile, gas, pus, or coagulated blood found by abdominocentesis indicates injuries of the blood vessels or organs.

Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

paracentesis

vsabdominocentesis

Specialized

1 9.4

A way doctors remove fluid from the belly with a needle to test or relieve pressure

usually focuses mainly on diagnosis rather than relieving pressure

celiocentesis

vsabdominocentesis

Specialized

9.9

To remove fluid from the belly with a needle

usually focuses on removing fluid for diagnostic purposes

Surface Forms

abdominocentesis singular

abdominocenteses plural

Morphology

abdominocentesis = abdomino + centesis

This is a specialized medical term built from classical combining forms, so an average English learner would not reliably infer the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

The word abdominocentesis comes from abdomen 'belly' and -centesis 'a puncture'. So it literally means making a small hole in the belly to remove fluid for tests.