champagne tap
champagne tap noun: a bloodless sample of cerebrospinal fluid from a lumbar puncture (colloquially, a spinal tap).
Noun
champagne tap (plural champagne taps)
- A bloodless sample of cerebrospinal fluid from a lumbar puncture (colloquially, a spinal tap).
- When the needle finally perforated the sac around the spinal column, clear fluid bubbled back through the hub. The resident congratulated me on a “champagne tap”, free of blood. We sent the fluid off to the laboratory.year unknown, Sandeep Jauhar, The Intern:Doctor's Initiation, Penguin Books India, page 39
- While I can't vouch for the efficacy of this trick, anything that stacks the deck in favor of a “champagne tap” is worth a shot.2008, Emergency Medicine
Forms of champagne tap
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Origin of champagne tap
An indication of atraumaticity in the proceduralist's technique, warranting the reward of a bottle of champagne from their superior, the colour of which also matches that of the cerebrospinal fluid sample.
Questions about champagne tap
- What does champagne tap mean?
- Champagne tap means a bloodless sample of cerebrospinal fluid from a lumbar puncture (colloquially, a spinal tap).
- What part of speech is champagne tap?
- Champagne tap is a noun.
- What is the plural of champagne tap?
- The plural of champagne tap is champagne taps.
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