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cerebral spinal fluid tap

Spanish translation: punción lumbar

00:06 Jun 17, 2016
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
English term or phrase: cerebral spinal fluid tap
Article about lab tests
Mayra
Spanish translation:punción lumbar
Explanation:
El proceso es recolección de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) es un examen para analizar el líquido que rodea el cerebro y la médula espinal. La muestra se obtiene por medio de punción lumbar.
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Alejandra Zuniga
Mexico
Local time: 00:38
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4 +2punción lumbar
Alejandra Zuniga


  

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punción lumbar


Explanation:
El proceso es recolección de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) es un examen para analizar el líquido que rodea el cerebro y la médula espinal. La muestra se obtiene por medio de punción lumbar.

Example sentence(s):
  • La punción lumbar con recolección de líquido también puede ser parte de otros procedimientos como una radiografía o tomografía computarizada después de que se ha introducido un medio de contraste en el LCR.

    https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/003428.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbar_puncture
Alejandra Zuniga
Mexico
Local time: 00:38
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  lugoben: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003428.htm lumber puncture
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agree  Candace Holt Ryan
12 hrs
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