lumbar puncture (n)
spinal puncture (n)
spinal tap (n)

n00944068

type n
lex_filenum 04
def removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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Hypernym centesis
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Hyponym centesis

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