spinal tap
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Definition
- Noun:
- A medical procedure: A spinal tap is a diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedure. It involves the removal of cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord using a hollow needle. This procedure is also formally known as a lumbar puncture.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The doctor ordered a spinal tap to check for signs of infection in the central nervous system.
- A spinal tap can help diagnose conditions like meningitis or multiple sclerosis.
- The patient experienced a headache after the spinal tap.
Advanced Usage
- "to perform a spinal tap": to carry out the lumbar puncture procedure.
- The neurologist will perform a spinal tap this afternoon.
- "to undergo a spinal tap": to be the patient receiving the procedure.
- The child had to undergo a spinal tap to rule out bacterial meningitis.
Variants and Related Words
- Lumbar puncture (n): The formal medical term for a spinal tap.
- Lumbar puncture is the preferred term in clinical documentation.
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis (n): The primary diagnostic test performed on the fluid obtained from a spinal tap.
- The cerebrospinal fluid analysis from the spinal tap revealed elevated protein levels.
Synonyms
- Lumbar puncture: The direct synonym and technical term.
Related Phrases
- Diagnostic lumbar puncture: A spinal tap performed specifically to diagnose a disease.
- The diagnostic lumbar puncture confirmed the presence of cancer cells in the CSF.
- Therapeutic lumbar puncture: A spinal tap performed to relieve pressure or administer medication.
- A therapeutic lumbar puncture was done to reduce intracranial pressure.
Noun
- removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes