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Lumbar Puncture : Biological Psychology
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A technique for sampling CEREBROSPINAL FLUID in patients. A needle is inserted into the CENTRAL CANAL at the lumbar level of the SPINAL CORD and fluid drawn off. Analysis of this fluid can reveal information about the metabolic activity of the...
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Lumbar Puncture : Environmental Health Terms
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A surgical penetration of the spine in the region of the lower back undertaken with the aim of procuring a sample of the spinal fluid for the purposes of examination or...
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Lumbar puncture Information
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In medicine, a lumbar puncture (colloquially known as a spinal tap) is a diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)[1] for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological...


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