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English noun: spinal puncture

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


Synonymslumbar puncture, spinal tap


Broader (hypernym)centesis









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