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Lumbar puncture(health)
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puncture 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: punctura, from pungere; PUNGENT]
BrE a small hole made accidentally in a tyre
American Equivalent: flat
::She was cycling home when she had a puncture .
slow puncture
(=one that lets air out very slowly)
a small hole made by a sharp point, especially in someone's body
::puncture wounds