lumbar
Speech parts
1. lumbar - Noun
2. lumbar - Adjective
Meaning
Alt. of Lumbal
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lumbar vertebrae
About one third of people experience a headache after lumbar puncture.
Additionally, treatment must prevent leukemic cells from spreading to other sites, particularly the central nervous system (CNS) e.g. monthly lumbar punctures.
A lumbar puncture may be useful to diagnose a central nervous system infection but is not routinely needed.
A planned tour of Australia and New Zealand was postponed after the King suffered an arterial blockage in his right leg, which threatened the loss of the leg and was treated with a right lumbar sympathectomy in March 1949.
Analysis of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which is collected by a lumbar puncture ("spinal tap"), reveals an increased number of white blood cells (primarily lymphocytes ) and a mildly elevated protein level.