medical puncture; perform a puncture
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to puncture; to perform a puncture
formalA medical procedure often performed with a hollow needle (穿刺针) to sample fluid (e.g., cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluid) or tissue (e.g., bone marrow) for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Yī医
shēng生
wèi为
zhěn诊
duàn断
bìng病
qíng情
，
jìn进
xíng行
le了
yāo腰
zhuī椎
chuān穿
cì刺
。
The doctor performed a lumbar puncture to diagnose the condition.
Guān关
jié节
chuān穿
cì刺
kě可
yǐ以
chōu抽
chū出
jī积
yè液
yǐ以
jiǎn减
qīng轻
téng疼
tòng痛
。
Joint puncture can drain effusion to relieve pain.
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Gǔ骨
suǐ髓
chuān穿
cì刺
shì是
zhěn诊
duàn断
mǒu某
xiē些
xuè血
yè液
jí疾
bìng病
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Bone marrow puncture is an important method for diagnosing certain blood diseases.