lumbar puncture

noun

Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication.

Origin of lumbar puncture

First recorded in 1890–95

Also called spinal tap.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for lumbar puncture

lumbar puncture

noun

med insertion of a hollow needle into the lower region of the spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid, introduce drugs, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lumbar puncture in Medicine

lumbar puncture

n.

Puncture into the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.rachicentesis rachiocentesis spinal puncture spinal tap

lumbar puncture in Science

lumbar puncture

The insertion of a hollow needle beneath the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord in the lumbar region to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes or to administer medication.