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8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
originFrom Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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