spinal tap

1. 1.

   removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

   Synonymslumbar puncturespinal puncture

   Broadercentesis

Questions about spinal tap

What does spinal tap mean?

spinal tap means "removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes".

What is another word for spinal tap?

Close synonyms include lumbar puncture, spinal puncture. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.