spinal tap
Americannoun
plural
spinal tapsOther Word Forms
Example Sentences
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But first, Atlantis Hospital referred the toddler to Euracare for pre-flight investigations, including an MRI and a spinal tap, or lumbar puncture.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Through a PET scan and spinal tap, I saw the sticky, abnormal plaques associated with the disease building up in my brain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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
But a spinal tap was required before a specific diagnosis could be made, he told me.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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