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PopQuiz: The suffix "-centesis"

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Which are synonyms?
A. thoracentesis, pleurocentesis
B. culpocentesis, paracentesis
C. paracentesis, pleurocentesis
D. thoracentesis, paracentesis

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The root -centesis means puncture or aspiration of. Thoracentesis and pleurocentesis refer to the same thing: the puncture of the chest cavity, also known as the pleural cavity, for removal of fluid. So A is our answer. Culpocentesis refers to the vagina, and paracentesis refers to the abdomen.

What is a synonym for paracentesis? See next post.
 
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Paracentensis is synonym to abdominocentesis.
 
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