spinal tap
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tap
[tap]1. a quick, light blow.
2. to drain off fluid by paracentesis.
spinal tap lumbar puncture.
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lum·bar punc·ture (LP),
a puncture into the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region to obtain spinal fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
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spinal tap
Lumbar puncture, see there.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
lum·bar punc·ture
(lŭm'bahr pŭngk'shŭr)A puncture into the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region to obtain spinal fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Synonym(s): rachicentesis, rachiocentesis, spinal tap.
Synonym(s): rachicentesis, rachiocentesis, spinal tap.
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spinal tap
See LUMBAR PUNCTURE.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005