A medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the heart to remove fluid or take a sample.
From Greek 'kardia' (heart) + 'kentesis' (puncture, pricking), describing a puncture-based diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.
Doctors performing cardicentesis had to be incredibly skilled—one wrong angle could cause catastrophic bleeding, so this procedure required nerves of steel and a steady hand.
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