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Meaning of lumbar puncture | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.

Equivalents

العربية بَزْل قَطَنِيّ
Čeština lumbální punkce
Deutsch Lumbalpunktion
Español punción lumbar
Suomi lannepisto lumbaalipunktio selkäydinpunktio
Français ponction lombaire
Magyar gerinccsapolás
Italiano puntura lombare rachicentesi
日本語 腰椎穿刺
한국어 요추천자
Nederlands lumbaalpunctie
Português punção lombar
Русский люмба́льная пу́нкция

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lumbar vertebra Lumbarda lumbarization Lumbatan Lumbayanague lumbayao

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