Abdomin/o prefix + combining form. centesis- suffix
This is a procedure where the abdominal region is punctured with a needle to collect fluid for testing.
No, abdominocentesis is the surgical puncture of the abdomen.
AbdominocenTEcis.
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abdominal surgery
abdominocentesis
-lysis is the medical terminology suffix meaning breakdown.
eustachitis
hemolysishemolysis
hepatosplenomegaly
away from the center
Lipolysis, ketogenesis, lipoclasis, and lipodieresis all refer to breakdown of fats.Fat oxidationhydrolysis......maybelipolysis