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Meaning of lumbar puncture

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lumbar puncture

noun

Definitions

  1. A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.

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