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lumbar puncture

lumbar puncture noun: 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.

Noun

lumbar puncture (plural lumbar punctures)

  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.

lumbar puncture meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Persian and Thai

lumbar puncture in Tamil

procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid
முதுகுத் தண்டுவட துளையிடுதல் mutukut taṇṭuvaṭa tuḷaiyiṭutal

lumbar puncture in Arabic

procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid
بَزْل قَطَنِيّ bazl qaṭaniyy

lumbar puncture in Persian

procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid
پونکسیون کمری

lumbar puncture in Thai

procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid
การเจาะน้ำไขสันหลัง gaan jòr náam kăi săn lăng

Synonyms of lumbar puncture

Forms of lumbar puncture

plurallumbar punctures

Questions about lumbar puncture

What does lumbar puncture mean?
Lumbar puncture means 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.
What is lumbar puncture in Tamil?
Lumbar puncture in Tamil is முதுகுத் தண்டுவட துளையிடுதல் (mutukut taṇṭuvaṭa tuḷaiyiṭutal). See Lumbar puncture meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lumbar puncture?
Lumbar puncture is a noun.
What is the plural of lumbar puncture?
The plural of lumbar puncture is lumbar punctures.

Words near lumbar puncture in the dictionary

  1. lumbang
  2. Lumbangan
  3. lumbangs
  4. lumbar
  5. lumbar ganglion
  6. lumbar puncture
  7. lumbar punctures
  8. lumbar spine
  9. lumbar vertebra
  10. lumbar vertebrae
  11. Lumbarda

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