Spinal puncture/Definition
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Tapping of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.
This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2025), Spinal puncture (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.