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Definition of Lumbar puncture
1. Noun. Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Definition of Lumbar puncture
1. Noun. (medical) 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. ¹
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Medical Definition of Lumbar puncture
1. A diagnostic procedure where a sterile needle is introduced into the lower spine (L2) to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes. Chemical analysis, cellular analysis and CSF pressure can all be measured with this procedure. This test can aid in the diagnosis of meningitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage and multiple sclerosis. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lumbar Puncture
Literary usage of Lumbar puncture
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"lumbar puncture and Examination of Gere* brospinal Fluid lumbar puncture and
examinations of the ... See also references on lumbar puncture in Part III. ..."
2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1906)
"From a therapeutic point of view, lumbar puncture and withdrawal of variable ...
lumbar puncture in the Child. By A. LEY. Prepared for the discussion of the ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"This is more especially the case because lumbar puncture is a "blind" operation
and is guided mostly by the sensation of touch, and success depends in no ..."
4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1905)
"From a therapeutic point of view, lumbar puncture and withdrawal of variable ...
lumbar puncture in the Child. By A. LEV. Prepared for the discussion of the ..."
5. The Practice of pediatrics by Charles Gilmore Kerley (1918)
"Position for and site of lumbar puncture. Further it is to be remembered that in
... lumbar puncture The site selected for lumbar puncture is on a line ..."
6. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1908)
"lumbar puncture: 25 cc slightly turbid spinal fluid removed. ... lumbar puncture
and intraspinal injection of 5 cc serum. April 14. Temperature did not rise ..."
7. The Medical Clinics of North America by Richard J. Havel, K. Patrick Ober (1917)
"Since lumbar puncture may, therefore, favor infection of the meninges and ...
Moreover, the injurious effects of lumbar puncture appear to be overcome or ..."
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