The procedure of taking fluid from the spine in the lower back through a hollow needle, usually done for diagnostic purposes.
〔医〕腰椎穿刺
repeated lumbar punctures may be required
clear colourless fluid was obtained by lumbar puncture
Example sentencesExamples
All patients had a lumbar puncture to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, to exclude other causes of coma.
Or consider what gauge needle you should use to perform a lumbar puncture.
After lumbar puncture, the least blood stained sample of cerebrospinal fluid should be protected from light and sent immediately to the laboratory for spectrophotometry.
Reducing the failure rate in practice is therefore crucial if patients are to benefit from lumbar punctures with atraumatic needles.
So I did the lumbar puncture to get spinal fluid.
Definition of lumbar puncture in US English:
lumbar puncture
nounˈləmˌbər ˌpəŋk(t)ʃər
Medicine
The procedure of taking fluid from the spine in the lower back through a hollow needle, usually done for diagnostic purposes; a spinal tap.
〔医〕腰椎穿刺
repeated lumbar punctures may be required
clear colorless fluid was obtained by lumbar puncture
Example sentencesExamples
So I did the lumbar puncture to get spinal fluid.
Reducing the failure rate in practice is therefore crucial if patients are to benefit from lumbar punctures with atraumatic needles.
After lumbar puncture, the least blood stained sample of cerebrospinal fluid should be protected from light and sent immediately to the laboratory for spectrophotometry.
All patients had a lumbar puncture to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, to exclude other causes of coma.
Or consider what gauge needle you should use to perform a lumbar puncture.