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Definition: Paracentesis |
ParacentesisNoun1. Centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Paracentesis \Par`a*cen*te"sis\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression, from to pierce at the side, to tap.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ParacentesisSynonym: abdominocentesis (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ejection | Egestion, evacuation; ructation, eructation; bloodletting, venesection, phlebotomy, paracentesis; expuition, exspuition; tapping, drainage; clearance, clearage. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| "Paracentesis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Paracentesis" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
paracentesis | 40 |
abdominal paracentesis | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "paracentesis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | paracentese (auripuncture). (various references) | |
Dutch | paracentesis (auripuncture), paracentese. (various references) | |
French | paracentèse. (various references) | |
German | Parazentese (auripuncture). (various references) | |
Greek | παρακέντηση (auripuncture, puncture, tap, tapping). (various references) | |
Italian | paracentesi (auripuncture, puncture). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aracentesispay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | paracentese (auripuncture). (various references) | |
Spanish | paracentesis (auripuncture). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "paracentesis" (pronounced 'Par`a*cen*te"sis'): Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, AEsthesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anamnesis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Aponeurosis, Aposiopesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrosis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Basis, Biognosis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Chemosis, Chlorosis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diarthrosis, Diegesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Ecchymosis, Ecphonesis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Ellipsis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endostosis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epexegesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Gnosis, Gomphosis, haematosis, Haemocytotrypsis, Heterauxesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, hydrarthrosis, hydronephrosis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, Karyostenosis, kinaesthesis, Limosis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Metachrosis, metalepsis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, mimesis, missis, Morosis, Morphosis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, Paraphimosis, paremptosis, Parostosis, Pedesis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Polymorphosis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Pseudoblepsis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Reversis, Sarcosis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, Sphrigosis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, Syssarcosis, Thanatopsis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Zygosis, Zymosis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-i-n-p-r-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: interspaces, peasantries. | |
-2 letters: anapestics, ancestries, ascertains, caseinates, catenaries, interspace, pancreases, pistareens, reinspects, resistance, sectarians, sparteines. | |
-3 letters: acierates, airscapes, airspaces, anapestic, antipress, apartness, aperients, arsenates, arsenites, ascertain, asperates, aspirants, aspirates, canisters, cantraips, caritases, caseinate, catnapers, centiares, cesareans, cesarians, cineastes, cisternae, craniates, creasiest, creatines, estancias, increases, irateness, iterances, nectaries, parasites, partisans, passerine, patencies, patiences, pinasters, pistareen, practises, precisest, preenacts, prentices, prescient, princesse, pristanes, reascents, reinspect, resinates, sacristan, sapiences, sarcenets, satrapies, scenarist, seatrains, secretins, sectarian, sectaries, separates, serenatas, sincerest, sparteine, speciates, staircase, stearines, taeniases, tricepses. | |
-4 letters: acarines, acierate, acrasins, airscape, airspace, anapests, antirape, antisera, aperient, arcsines, arenites, arsenate, arsenics, arsenite, artiness, artisans, asperate, aspirant, aspirate, assenter, asterias, atresias, canaries, canister, cantraip, cantraps, cantrips, capiases, capstans, captains, carinate, caseates, casernes, caterans, cateress, catnaper, centares, centesis, centiare, cerastes, ceratins, cesarean, cesarian, cineaste, cineasts, cisterna, cisterns, craniate, creatine, creatins, crepiest, crispate, crispens, crispest, earnests, entasias, enticers, epitases, erepsins, escapers, escapist, estancia, etesians, increase, increate, inscapes, inspects, iterance, naperies, narcists, painters, pancreas, pantries, parasite, paretics, parietes, partisan, pasterns, pastinas, pastries, patience, peasants, pectases, pectines, pensters, percents, pertains, pertness, piasters, piastres, picrates, pinaster, practise, precasts, precents, precises, preenact, prentice, presents, princess, pristane, raciness, raptness, raspiest, ratanies, reascent, receipts, reenacts, repaints, resinate, respaces, respects, respites, retsinas, ripeness, sapience, sarcenet, sarsenet, scantier, scanties, scariest, scepters, sceptres, scrapies, seascape, seatrain, secretin, sentries, separate, septaria, serenata, seriates, serpents, spaciest, speciate, specters, spectres, spencers, spinster, spiraeas, spirants, stainers, steapsin, stearine, stearins, tacrines, teniases, terpenic, trainees, traipses, trapeses, tsarinas. | |
-5 letters: acarine, acerate, acetins, acrasin, actress, aerates, aeriest, anapest, ancress, anestri, antiars, anticar, antsier, aperies, apteria, aptness, arcsine, arenite, aristae, aristas, arnicas, arpents, arsenic, arsines, artisan, ascaris, ascents, ascites, aseptic, aspects, asperse, aspires, asteria, atresia, caesars, canapes, canters, cantrap, cantrip, caprine, capstan, captain, captans, carates, careens, carinae, carinas, caritas, carnets, carnies, carpets, casease, caseate, caseins, caserne, caserns, casitas, casters, catenae, catenas, cateran, catnaps, catnips, censers, centare, centers, centres, cerates, ceratin, cerises, cerites, certain, cesspit, cetanes, cineast, cistern, creases, creates, creatin, crenate, cresset, cretins, crispen, cristae, earnest, easiest, eastern, easters, ecartes, ectases, ectasis, encases, entases, entasia, entasis, enteric, enticer, entices, entires, entraps, entries, erepsin, escaper, escapes, escarps, esprits, estrins, etesian, incases, incepts, incests, inscape, insects, inserts, inspect, instars, insteps, narcist, nastier, nasties, nearest, nectars, nesters, paesani, paesans, painter, paisans, paniers, pansies, panties, parents, pareses, paresis, paretic, parians, parises, parsecs, partans, parties, passant, pastern, pasters, pastier, pasties, pastina, patinae, patinas, patines, patness, patsies, peasant, peatier, pectase, pectens, pectins, penates, penises, penster, percent, perinea, persist, pertain, pesetas, pesters, pestier, petsais, piaster, piastre, picante. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-e-i-n-p-r-s-s-t" | |
+2 letters: transparencies. | |
+3 letters: comparativeness, practicableness, practicalnesses. | |
+4 letters: appreciativeness. | |
+5 letters: comparativenesses, compartmentalises, microencapsulates, practicablenesses. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01110010 01100001 01100011 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100101 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a r a c e n t e s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 0072 0061 0063 0065 006E 0074 0065 0073 0069 0073 |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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