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Noun: spinal tap
  1. Removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
    "The doctor performed a spinal tap to check for meningitis";
    - lumbar puncture, spinal puncture

Derived forms: spinal taps

Type of: centesis

Encyclopedia: Spinal tap