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LUMBAR PUNCTURE NEEDLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A needle used to draw a sample of CSF from the area between the vertebra of the spine.

OBS

A lumbar puncture collects a sample of the fluid that flows around the brain and spinal cord. This fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF. A needle inserted at the base of the spine can draw a small sample. The needle goes into the space around the spinal cord that is filled with fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Aiguille destinée à être introduite dans l'espace sous-arachnoïdien pour prélever du liquide céphalo-rachidien ou pour injecter un médicament.

Spanish

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