Term: celiocentesis: removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: phyllostachys: medium and large bamboos
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: call: a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: lamb: the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: shaking: the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: protease: any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: zoroastrianism: system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil)
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: chewink: common towhee of eastern North America
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: egg: oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: implication: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
Broader: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | Unrelated: ullage: the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full