spinal tap
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spinal taps
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A subsequent spinal tap showed no amyloid or tau.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
If he looked ill enough, a spinal tap would be performed, during which he would be curled into a ball like a fetus.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
Oliver and the other doctors are fallible, be it freezing up during a spinal tap or completely overstepping into their patients’ personal lives to facilitate a father-daughter reunion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
Current state of the art testing methods for Alzherimer's and Parkinson's require a spinal tap and imaging tests, including an MRI.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023
I missed you.They did me a spinal tap.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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