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Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Specimen Handling > Biopsy > Spinal Puncture
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Specimen Handling > Biopsy > Spinal Puncture
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Biopsy > Spinal Puncture
... > Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Cytodiagnosis > Biopsy > Spinal Puncture
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Cytodiagnosis > Biopsy > Spinal Puncture
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical > Biopsy > Spinal Puncture
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Punctures > Spinal Puncture
Therapeutics > Punctures > Spinal Puncture
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological > Spinal Puncture

Preferred term

Spinal Puncture  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Lumbar Punctures
  • Puncture, Lumbar
  • Punctures, Lumbar
  • Spinal Tap
  • Spinal Taps
  • Tap, Spinal
  • Taps, Spinal

Scope note

  • Tapping fluid from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.

In other languages

  • lannepisto

    Finnish

  • aivo-selkäydinnestepisto
  • aivo-selkäydinnestepunktio
  • lannepisto (lumbaalipunktio)
  • lannepunktio
  • LP
  • lumbaalipisto
  • lumbaalipunktio
  • selkärankapisto
  • selkärankapunktio
  • selkäydinpisto
  • selkäydinpunktio
  • spinaalipisto
  • spinaalipunktio
  • Spinalpunktion

    Swedish

  • Lumbalpunktion

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013129

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