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LUMBAR PUNCTURE

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• LUMBAR PUNCTURE (noun)
The noun LUMBAR PUNCTURE has 1 sense:

1. removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

Familiarity information: LUMBAR PUNCTURE used as a noun is very rare.

• LUMBAR PUNCTURE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lumbar puncture; spinal puncture; spinal tap

Hypernyms ("lumbar puncture" is a kind of...):

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

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