puncture : Idioms & Phrases

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electro-puncture

E*lec`tro-punc`ture noun
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus.
Webster 1913

lumbar puncture

  • noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
    lumbar puncture; spinal tap.
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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
    lumbar puncture; spinal tap.
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