Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spinal_tap

1 sense of spinal tap

Sense 1
lumbar puncture, spinal puncture, spinal tap -- (removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes)
       => centesis -- ((surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid)