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61lumbar puncture — a procedure performed under local anaesthetic in which cerebrospinal fluid is withdrawn by means of a hollow needle inserted into the subarachnoid space in the region of the lower back (usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae). The… …
62lumbar puncture — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lumbar puncture : singular lumbar puncture plural lumbar punctures medical a medical treatment or test in which a needle is used to inject medicine into or take liquid from your spine …
63lumbar puncture — noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • Syn: ↑spinal puncture, ↑spinal tap • Hypernyms: ↑centesis * * * ˌlumbar ˈpuncture [lumbar puncture] …
64Lumbar splanchnic nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi splanchnici lumbales GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = n 05 DorlandsSuf = 12566685 The lumbar splanchnic nerves are …
65Lumbar enlargement — Infobox Anatomy Name = Lumbar enlargement Latin = intumescentia lumbosacralis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 752 Caption = Diagrams of the medulla spinalis. (Cervical enlargement labeled at center right.) Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber …
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67lumbar triangle — a weak area in the abdomen bounded by the iliac crest (below), the external oblique muscle (in front), and the erector spinae muscle (behind). It can be the site of a lumbar hernia. * * * lumbar triangle, inferior trigonum lumbale inferius …
68lumbar puncture — n. to do, perform a lumbar puncture * * * perform a lumbar puncture to do …
69lumbar artery — noun one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall • Syn: ↑arteria lumbalis • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel * * * noun :… …
70lumbar puncture — noun Date: 1895 puncture of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid or inject anesthetic drugs …
