culdocentesis

Noun

Meaning

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culdocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural culdocenteses)

(medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.

Examples

Culdocentesis will differentiate hemoperitoneum (ruptured ectopic pregnancy or hemorrhagic cyst ) from pelvic sepsis (salpingitis, ruptured pelvic abscess, or ruptured appendix). Source: Internet

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