cephalocentesis

cephalocentesis

 [sef″ah-lo-sen-te´sis]
surgical puncture of the head.

ceph·a·lo·cen·te·sis

(sef'ă-lō-sen-tē'sis),
Passage of a hollow needle or trocar and cannula into the brain to drain or aspirate an abscess or the fluid of a hydrocephalus.
[cephalo- + G. kentēsis, puncture]

cephalocentesis

/ceph·a·lo·cen·te·sis/ (sef″ah-lo-sen-te´sis) surgical puncture of the skull.

cephalocentesis

[-sentē′sis]
the puncture of the skull with a hollow needle, performed to allow drainage of fluid or an abscess.

ceph·a·lo·cen·te·sis

(sef'ă-lō-sen-tē'sis)
Passage of a hollow needle or trocar into the brain to drain or aspirate an abscess or the fluid of a hydrocephalus.
[cephalo- + G. kentēsis, puncture]

cephalocentesis

surgical puncture of the head.
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But the current case justifies some respect for the fetus that the direct harm of cephalocentesis does not permit.
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