champagne tap

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bloodless sample of cerebrospinal fluid from a lumbar puncture (colloquially, a spinal tap). figuratively,informal
    — When the needle finally perforated the sac around the spinal column, clear fluid bubbled back through the hub. The resident congratulated me on a “champagne tap”, free of blood. We sent the fluid off to the laboratory.

词形变化

champagne taps plural

词源

An indication of atraumaticity in the proceduralist's technique, warranting the reward of a bottle of champagne from their superior, the colour of which also matches that of the cerebrospinal fluid sample.
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