Spinal puncture/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Spinal puncture.

Tapping of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Spinal puncture (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.