Centesis and Spinal puncture

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

Spinal puncture and centesis are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Spinal puncture" with "Centesis", this terms are similar.

Spinal puncture noun - Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Centesis and spinal puncture are semantically related. You can use "Centesis" instead a noun phrase "Spinal puncture".