What does the medical terminology combining form -centesis mean?

Answer 1

Some medical terms that end with the suffix '-centesis', meaning a surgical puncture to remove fluid, are:

ž Abdominocentesis

ž Amniocentesis

ž Arthrocentesis

ž Celiocentesis

ž Celioparacentesis

ž Cephalocentesis

ž Colocentesis

ž Cordocentesis

ž Culdocentesis

ž Electroparacentesis

ž Enterocentesis

ž Ovariocentesis

ž Paracentesis

ž Pericardicentesis

ž Peritoneocentesis

ž Pleuracentesis

ž Pleurocentesis

ž Pneumoncentesis

ž Pneumonocentesis

ž Rachicentesis

ž Rachiocentesis

ž Thoracentesis

ž Thoracocentesis

ž tympanocentesis
septocentesis

Answer 2

it means to puncture
Surgical Puncture