puncture
51puncture — A penetration of a tire s air chamber by a foreign object, nail, glass, etc. resulting in loss of air. Such loss can be rapid with the collapse of the innertube, or relatively slow in the case of tubeless tires …
52Bernard puncture — puncture of the brain of an experimental animal at a specific point of the floor of the fourth ventricle to cause diabetes (puncture diabetes) and glycosuria. Called also diabetic p …
53Ear puncture — Puncture of the ear drum may be due to an accident for example when something is stuck into the ear. Or it may be due to fluid pressure in the middle ear. Today the ear drum is occasionally punctured on purpose with surgery. A surgically placed… …
54cisternal puncture — puncture of the cisterna cerebellomedullaris through the posterior atlanto occipital membrane for the purpose of withdrawing cerebrospinal fluid; called also intracisternal p. and suboccipital p …
55exploratory puncture — puncture of a cavity or tumor and removal of some portion of the contents for examination …
56splenic puncture — puncture of the spleen to obtain a specimen of splenic tissue for examination or to measure portal pressure …
57ventricular puncture — puncture of a cerebral ventricle for the purpose of withdrawing fluid …
58puncture vine — noun Date: 1911 an Old World annual prostrate herb (Tribulus terrestris) of the caltrop family that has hard spiny pods and is a troublesome weed especially in the western U.S. called also caltrop …
59puncture voltage — noun : the voltage at which an insulator is punctured electrically when subjected to a gradually increasing voltage …
60Lumbar puncture — Intervention A patient undergoes a lumbar puncture at the hands of a neurologist. The reddish brown swirls on the patient s back are tincture of iodine (an antiseptic). ICD 9 CM …
