Hyphenation of centesis

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word centesis? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

cen-te-sis

Definitions of centesis:

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

Synonyms of centesis:

noun	puncture

Last hyphenations of this language

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