CENTESIS

centesis

(noun) (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

centesis (countable and uncountable, plural centeses)

(medicine, surgery) puncture or perforation

Source: Wiktionary



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3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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