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puncture weed
a caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, having spiny fruit that can puncture tires. -
centesis
the surgical puncturing of a part of the body with a hollow needle in order to extract fluid -
lumbar puncture
Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication. -
caltrop family
the plant family Zygophyllaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having pinnate leaves, solitary or paired regular flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the creosote bush, lignum vitae, and puncture vine. -
cotton stainer
any of various heteropterous insects of the genus Dysdercus: serious pests of cotton, piercing and staining the cotton bolls: family Pyrrhocoridae -
flat tire
a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.