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Detailed Synonyms for lumbar puncture in English
lumbar puncture:
lumbar puncture [the ~] noun
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the lumbar puncture
– removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes 1the spinal tap; the lumbar puncture; the spinal puncture– removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes 1