Centesis
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Puncture or perforation. countable, uncountable
- 2 (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”).