spinal needle

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• Spinal anaesthesia — Spinal analgesia, (or commonly called spinal anesthesia or sub arachnoid block (S.A.B.)) is a form of regional anaesthesia involving injection of a local anaesthetic into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), generally through a fine needle, usually 3.5 …   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

• Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column …   Wikipedia

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• spinal — [spī′nəl] adj. [LL spinalis] 1. of or having to do with the spine or spinal cord 2. of a spine or needle shaped process n. a spinal anesthetic spinally adv …   English World dictionary

• Spinal tap — Also known as a lumbar puncture or LP , a spinal tap 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… …   Medical dictionary

• spinal anaesthesia — 1. suppression of sensation, usually in the lower part of the body, by the injection of a local anaesthetic into the subarachnoid space. A very fine needle is used to reduce the amount of cerebrospinal fluid that escapes as the needle penetrates… …   Medical dictionary

• spinal anaesthesia — 1) suppression of sensation, usually in the lower part of the body, by the injection of a local anaesthetic into the subarachnoid space. A very fine needle is used to reduce the amount of cerebrospinal fluid that escapes as the needle penetrates… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• spinal tap — noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • Syn: ↑lumbar puncture, ↑spinal puncture • Hypernyms: ↑centesis * * * noun, pl ⋯ taps [count] medical :… …   Useful english 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

• spinal tap — A procedure in which a needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give drugs. Also called lumbar puncture …   English dictionary of cancer terms