spinal tap
Americannoun
plural
spinal tapsOther Word Forms
Example Sentences
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A subsequent spinal tap showed no amyloid or tau.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
He ordered a barrage of tests — according to Partridge she had two MRIs, two EEGs, a SPECT, a CAT scan and a spinal tap, as well as more than a dozen different antibody tests.
From BBC • Jan. 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
I missed you.They did me a spinal tap.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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