puncture needle

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• needle — [nēd′ l] n. [ME nedle < OE nædl, akin to Ger nadel < IE base * (s)nē , *(s)nēi , to sew, spin > SNOOD, L nere, Gr nein, to spin] 1. a) a small, slender piece of steel with a sharp point at one end and a hole for thread at the other, used …   English World dictionary

• Puncture — Punc ture, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}.] 1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed. [1913 Webster] 2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• puncture — 1. To make a hole with a small pointed object, such as a needle. 2. A prick or small hole made with a pointed instrument. [L. punctura, fr. pungo, pp. punctus, to prick] Bernard p. SYN: diabetic p.. cisternal p. passage of a hollow needle through …   Medical dictionary

• needle — 1. A slender, solid, usually sharp pointed instrument used for puncturing tissues, suturing, or passing a ligature around or through a vessel. 2. A hollow n. used for injection, aspiration, biopsy, or to guide introduction of a catheter into a v …   Medical dictionary

• Puncture, lumbar — A lumbar puncture or LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, especially… …   Medical dictionary

• puncture — 1) n. a wound made accidentally or deliberately by a sharp object or instrument. Puncture wounds need careful treatment as a small entry hole in the skin can disguise serious injury in an underlying organ or tissue. Punctures are also performed… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Needle remover — a wall mounted sharps container Needle removers are devices that physically remove a needle from a syringe. In developing countries, there is still a need for improvements in needle safety in hospital settings as most of the needle removal… …   Wikipedia

• needle-through-needle technique — a technique of anesthetic administration in which a narrow spinal needle is advanced through the lumen of a larger gauge needle such as a Tuohy needle and past its tip to puncture the dura so that spinal and epidural anesthesia can be… …   Medical dictionary

• needle — Synonyms and related words: Gramophone, Gyrosin compass, PA, PA system, RDF, Victrola, aculeus, acumination, aggravate, annoy, arrow, audio sound system, audiophile, auger, badger, bait, banter, be at, bedevil, beset, between, binaural system,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• puncture — 1. noun /ˈpʌŋktʃə,ˈpʌŋktʃɚ/ A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object. I got a puncture in my bicycle tire and had to walk home. Syn: flat, tyre 2 …   Wiktionary

• needle — n. a slender sharp pointed instrument used for a variety of purposes. The size and shape of needles used in surgery for sewing up tissue depend on the type of surgery. Nowadays most needles have suture material fused onto them (so called… …   The new mediacal dictionary