What Does Rachicentesis Mean?

James H. Sterling
James H. Sterling
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1. the Act of Piercing or Penetrating with a Pointed Object. 2. What Is Rachicentesis? [ Rā′Kĭ-Sĕn-Tē′Sĭs ] N. Lumbar Puncture. What Causes Rachicele?...

What Does Rachicentesis Mean?

1. the act of piercing or penetrating with a pointed object. 2.

What is rachicentesis?

[ rā′kĭ-sĕn-tē′sĭs ] n. lumbar puncture.

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What causes Rachicele?

Protrusion of the contents of the spinal canal in spina bifida cystica.

James H. Sterling

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