Cardiopuncture

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    cardiocentesis

    "Following reperfusion, a portion of the blood was collected by cardiopuncture, and the heart was harvested and washed with ice-cold normal saline."

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"Following reperfusion, a portion of the blood was collected by cardiopuncture, and the heart was harvested and washed with ice-cold normal saline."

Etymology

From cardio- + puncture.

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