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