Examples of spinal tap in a Sentence
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The trial would include gene therapy with medication delivered through a spinal tap.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Doctors diagnosed it by doing a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap, to analyze their cerebrospinal fluid.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
But confirming the deficiency requires a spinal tap, which can be painful.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
First the femoral artery line, next the catheter, then the many cannulas, and finally the spinal tap.
—David Freyne, Time, 7 Dec. 2025
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Doctors diagnosed it by doing a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap, to analyze their cerebrospinal fluid.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
But confirming the deficiency requires a spinal tap, which can be painful.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
First the femoral artery line, next the catheter, then the many cannulas, and finally the spinal tap.
—David Freyne, Time, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Spinal tap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinal%20tap. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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