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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The insertion of a hollow needle beneath the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord in the lumbar region to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes or to administer a drug.
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- noun medicine A
diagnostic and at timestherapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample ofcerebrospinal fluid forbiochemical ,microbiological , andcytological analysis , or rarely to relieve increasedintracranial pressure .
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- noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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bilby commented on the word lumbar puncture
Not pleasant. I had one of these when I was hospitalised with dengue fever. Delirium does not help you lie still while a trainee nurse is fiddling around in your spinal column.
September 12, 2008
john commented on the word lumbar puncture
Is this the same thing as a spinal tap?
September 12, 2008
reesetee commented on the word lumbar puncture
Yep, same thing. Poor bilby. *shudders*
September 12, 2008