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lumbar puncture in Portuguese

lumbar puncture in Portuguese is punção lombar.

lumbar puncture in Portuguese

punção lombar
noun
(medical) A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.
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