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(surgery) The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections..
Use arthrocentesis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Arthrocentesis means (surgery) The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections..
Common synonyms include joint aspiration.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use arthrocentesis where its definition matches the intended context.
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