LUMBAR PUNCTURE


Meaning of LUMBAR PUNCTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1895

: puncture of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid or inject anesthetic drugs

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