SPINAL TAP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • lumbar puncture (what does lumbar puncture mean?)
   • spinal puncture (what does spinal puncture mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spinal tap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • centesis (what does centesis mean?)