Search Result for "lumbar puncture":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes;
[syn: lumbar puncture, spinal puncture, spinal tap]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lumbar puncture
    n 1: removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of
         the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or
         therapeutic purposes [syn: lumbar puncture, spinal
         puncture, spinal tap]