pericardiocentesis
noun
pericardiocentesis is spelled P-E-R-I-C-A-R-D-I-O-C-E-N-T-E-S-I-S: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pericardiocentesis means “The removal of fluid from the pericardium for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pericardiocentesis is pericardiocenteses.
How many letters and syllables are in pericardiocentesis?
| Letters | 18: P-E-R-I-C-A-R-D-I-O-C-E-N-T-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pericardiocentesis?
Pericardiocentesis appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pericardiocentesis
- pericardiocenteses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pericardiocentesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The removal of fluid from the pericardium for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pericardiocentesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (surgery) removal of fluid from the pericardium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | péricardiocentèse |
| Spanish | pericardiocentesis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pericardiocentesis come from?
From peri- + cardio- + -centesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).