lumbar puncture

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

Españolpunción lumbar

Françaisponction lombaire

DeutschLumbalpunktion

10 more languages

العربيةبَزْل قَطَنِيّ

Češtinalumbální punkce

Suomilannepisto lumbaalipunktio selkäydinpunktio

Magyargerinccsapolás

Italianopuntura lombare rachicentesi

日本語腰椎穿刺

한국어요추천자

Nederlandslumbaalpunctie

Portuguêspunção lombar

Русскийлюмба́льная 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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