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Punctures

Medical Definition: Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures.
Guide Notes: restrict to penetration procedures for diag or ther: do not confuse with traumatic punctures ( = WOUNDS, PENETRATING or specific); do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Also Called: Micropunctures
Punctures Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Blood Specimen Collection - The taking of a blood sample to determine its character as a whole, to identify levels of its component cells, chemicals, gases, or other constituents, to perform pathological examination, etc.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Paracentesis - A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from a body cavity via a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument.

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