See Also: puncture(medicine)
puncture(2)(dictionary)
puncture(1)(dictionary)
Puncture(health)
ear puncture(medicine)
Ear puncture(health)
Bernard's puncture(medicine)
sternal puncture(medicine)
tracheoesophageal puncture(medicine)
Lumbar puncture(health)

puncture(1) (iou)



puncture noun. LME.
[Latin punctura, from punct- pa. ppl stem of pungere prick: see -URE.]
An act or the action of pricking; a prick; perforation with a sharp point; spec. (a) an accidental perforation of a pneumatic tyre; (b) Medicine insertion of a hollow needle into the body for removal of tissue or fluid, esp. cerebrospinal fluid. LME.
LUMBAR puncture. slow puncture: see SLOW adjective & adverb.
M. Underwood I had a puncture I had hell's own time changing the wheel. fig.: E. Coxhead His power complex is about due for a puncture.
A hole, wound, or mark made by pricking. LME.
J. H. Burn He made a puncture through the skin of the back.
A sharp point or prickle. rare. L16-L18.
punctureless adjective free from punctures; that cannot be punctured: L19.