puncture

[US]/ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/
[UK]/ˈpʌŋktʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small hole made by a sharp object; especially, a hole in a tire caused by something sharp
vt. to make a hole in something with a sharp object; to pierce something
vi. (of a tire, etc.) to be pierced by something

Phrases & Collocations

suffer a puncture

puncture wound

repair a puncture

tire puncture

lumbar puncture

puncture needle

Example Sentences

Failure did not puncture my confidence.

the tyre had punctured and it would have to be replaced.

cutting remarks that punctured my ego.

lumbar puncture showed even uprightness ncurolymph.

The tire punctured a mile from home.

"He is in hospital, suffering from a punctured lung."

My car has had two punctures this week.

Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.

two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung.

one of the knife blows had punctured a lung.

Result:The treatment duration and effect of puncture and fistulation and tubation were good.

I'm sorry I'm late: My car had a puncture.

My bicycle had a puncture and needed patching up.

After bowel preparation, the hypogastrium was compressed to move the intestinal canal away from the puncture site.

Methods Thirty-eight elder patients were performed bone marrow puncture with disposable syringe needle in the sterna.

ConclusionsThe technique of suture needle puncture and discission of bile duct is a simple,effective and safe method for laparoscopic common duct exploration.

Objective To compare the successful rate of two methods of arterial puncture of cephalic arteria and arteria femoralis for blood gas analysis.

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