An arthr/o ________ is a surgical puncture of a joint space with a needle.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


–centesis
centesis

The suffix -centesis means a surgical puncture; arthrocentesis means to surgically puncture the joint with a needle.

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