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Look up puncture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Puncture, punctured or puncturing may refer to: a flat tyre in British English (US English "flat tire"
Puncture
Procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid
Lumbar puncture (LP), also known as a spinal tap, is a medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the spinal canal, most commonly to collect
Lumbar_puncture
Removal of points from a manifold
manifold is known as once-punctured. With the removal of a second point, it becomes twice-punctured, and so on. Examples of punctured manifolds include the
Puncture_(topology)
2011 American film
Puncture (released under the title Injustice in the United Kingdom) is an independent feature film starring Chris Evans, directed by Adam Kassen and Mark
Puncture_(film)
2014 American film
Puncture Wounds (produced and released internationally as A Certain Justice) is a 2014 American action film directed by Giorgio Serafini and James Coyne
Puncture_Wounds
Common side effect of lumbar puncture or spinal anaesthesia
Post-dural-puncture headache (PDPH) is a complication of puncture of the dura mater (one of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord). The headache
Post-dural-puncture_headache
Rare procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid
A suboccipital puncture or cisternal puncture is a diagnostic procedure that can be performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Suboccipital_puncture
Puncture resistance is the relative ability of a material or object to inhibit the intrusion of a foreign object. This is defined by a test method, regulation
Puncture_resistance
Medical procedure
Radial artery puncture is a medical procedure performed to obtain a sample of arterial blood for gas analysis. A needle is inserted into the radial artery
Radial_artery_puncture
Species of flowering plant
gopher-head, caltrop, cat-head, devil's eyelashes, devil's-thorn, devil's-weed, puncture vine, and tackweed. Tribulus terrestris is a taprooted herbaceous plant
Tribulus_terrestris
Medical intervention
A tracheo-esophageal puncture (or tracheoesophageal puncture) is a surgically created hole between the trachea (windpipe) and the esophagus (food pipe)
Tracheo-esophageal_puncture
Medical procedure involving an incision in a vein
Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm or hand, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood. The procedure itself
Phlebotomy
Signal coding technique
In coding theory, puncturing is the process of removing some of the parity bits after encoding with an error-correction code. This has the same effect
Punctured_code
Deflated pneumatic tire
irreparable damage to the tire. The most common cause of a flat tire is the puncturing of the tire by a sharp object, such as a nail or pin, letting the air
Flat_tire
Clear, colorless bodily fluid found in the brain and spinal cord
ventricles. A sample of CSF can be taken from around the spinal cord via lumbar puncture. This can be used to test the intracranial pressure, as well as indicate
Cerebrospinal_fluid
Mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital documents
A digital signature is a mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents. A valid digital signature on a message gives
Digital_signature
Allowing imagination when reading or viewing a fictional story
Suspension of disbelief is the avoidance—often described as willing—of critical thinking and logic in understanding something that is unreal or impossible
Suspension_of_disbelief
Tires that are not supported by air pressure
used on heavy equipment required to operate on sites where risk of tire punctures is high. Tires composed of closed-cell polyurethane foam are also made
Airless_tire
Inflammation of membranes around the brain
therefore, the condition is classified as a medical emergency. A lumbar puncture, in which a needle is inserted into the spinal canal to collect a sample
Meningitis
Region between two concentric circles
topologically equivalent to both the open cylinder S1 × (0,1) and the punctured plane. The area of an annulus is the difference in the areas of the larger
Annulus_(mathematics)
Medical procedure used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes
Ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture is a medical procedure used in some emergency departments to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes. In contrast
Ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture
Ultrasound-guided_lumbar_puncture
Type of injury
cause injuries to the heart and circulatory system. When the heart is punctured, it may bleed profusely into the chest cavity if the membrane around it
Penetrating_trauma
Surgical procedure that creates a long-term opening between the kidney and the skin
interventional radiology/surgical procedure in which the renal pelvis is punctured whilst using imaging as guidance. Images are obtained once an antegrade
Nephrostomy
Programs broadcast by Indian TV channel
Year Show Ref. 2004–2005 Chi and Me 1998–2001 Hip Hip Hurray 1992 Junglee Toofan Tyre Puncture
List of programmes broadcast by Zee TV
List_of_programmes_broadcast_by_Zee_TV
Pain in the head, neck, or face
situations: A lumbar puncture is a procedure in which cerebral spinal fluid is removed from the spine with a needle. A lumbar puncture is necessary to look
Headache
Bleeding into the brain's subarachnoid space
head if done within six hours of symptom onset. Occasionally, a lumbar puncture is also required. After confirmation further tests are usually performed
Subarachnoid_hemorrhage
Surgical procedure
to allow irrigation and drainage of the sinus. It is also called proof puncture, as the presence of an infection can be proven during the procedure. Upon
Antral_lavage
Incision in the neck to make an airway
Cricothyrotomy In cricothyrotomy, the incision or puncture is made through the cricothyroid membrane in between the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage
Cricothyrotomy
Open set containing a given point
deleted neighbourhood of a point p {\displaystyle p} (sometimes called a punctured neighbourhood) is a neighbourhood of p , {\displaystyle p,} without {
Neighbourhood_(mathematics)
Medical tubes inserted in the body to extract or administer substances
stiffening cannula) and puncture needle. A. Overview. B. Both puncture needle and obturator engaged, allowing for direct insertion. C. Puncture needle retracted
Catheter
English punk rock band
Puncture were an early English punk rock group. Founded in the summer of 1976, this Islington, London based, four-piece combo consisted of Paul McCallum
Puncture_(band)
Medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system
potentials are also commonly ordered. Neurologists frequently perform lumbar punctures to assess characteristics of a patient's cerebrospinal fluid. Advances
Neurology
94th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
LMP2 in the Porsche Curves, damaging Vanthoor's bodywork and causing a puncture. The safety car was deployed after the #88 Proton Ford and #54 AF Corse
2026_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Species of beetle
Cybister tripunctatus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Cybister_tripunctatus
English musician (1943–2001)
schizophrenia. Abram broke in and attacked Harrison with a kitchen knife, puncturing a lung and causing head injuries before he was incapacitated by Harrison's
George_Harrison
Medical intervention
The PAIR (puncture-aspiration-injection-reaspiration; sometimes percutaneous aspiration-injection-reaspiration) procedure is a noninvasive treatment option
PAIR (puncture-aspiration-injection-reaspiration)
PAIR_(puncture-aspiration-injection-reaspiration)
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
the face and ears. More severe fights for mating rights may give deep punctures and lacerations. Normally, serious injuries from fighting are limited
Cat
Airstream mechanism for speech involving the esophagus
a laryngectomy is the tracheoesophageal puncture or TEP. In this simple surgical procedure, a small puncture is made between the trachea and the esophagus
Esophageal_speech
Abnormal collection of air in the pleural space
A pneumothorax is collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided
Pneumothorax
Blood injected epidurally to resolve a cerebrospinal fluid leak
cord, which occurred as a complication of a lumbar puncture or epidural placement. The punctured dura causes cerebrospinal fluid leak (CSF leak). The
Epidural_blood_patch
Form of pathologic analysis
of age, while spinous process aspiration is frequently done in a lumbar puncture position and on the L3-L4 vertebrae.[citation needed] Anesthesia is used
Bone_marrow_examination
Medical condition
is based on symptoms and a high opening pressure found during a lumbar puncture with no specific cause found on a brain scan. Treatment includes a healthy
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Idiopathic_intracranial_hypertension
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
propaganda. No venomous snake was found with her body, but she did have tiny puncture wounds on her arm that could have been caused by a needle. Cleopatra decided
Cleopatra
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
iceberg, creating a series of holes below the waterline. The hull was not punctured, but rather dented such that the steel plates of the hull buckled and
Titanic
American actor, director and producer (born 1971)
appeared in the films Growing Up Brady (2000), The Good Student (2006), Puncture (2011), and Jobs (2013). In July 2020, he and Chris Evans launched A Starting
Mark_Kassen
Restorationist Christian denomination
writes, "their courage and defiance in the face of torture and death punctures the myth of a monolithic Nazi state ruling over docile and submissive
Jehovah's_Witnesses
Data storage technology
implementation on encountering on a rebuild also matters. Some implementations puncture the array when a URE is encountered, marking the sector/block as inaccessible
RAID
Surgical procedure to drain urine
called stiffening cannula), and puncture needle. A. Overview B. Both obturator and puncture needle engaged. C. Puncture needle retracted. Obturator engaged
Suprapubic_cystostomy
Naval melee weapon
1 ft) in length. This would be driven into the hull of an enemy ship to puncture, sink or disable it. It was possibly developed in late Bronze Age Egypt
Naval_ram
Cartoon strip series in the 2000AD comic
Initially, M.A.C.H. 1 ("M.A.C.H." stands for "Man Activated by Compu-puncture Hyperpower") thematically resembled the Six Million Dollar Man, but with
M.A.C.H._1
Pedal-driven two-wheel vehicle
most common roadside problem is a puncture of the tire's inner tube. A patch kit may be employed to fix the puncture or the tube can be replaced, though
Bicycle
Device used to stop wheeled vehicles
incident weapon used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires. Generally, the strip is composed of a collection of
Spike_strip
2019 Indian Malayalam-language film
with his wife Viji, his father and sister Swathi. His jeep always gets a puncture with nails and is baffled as this happens only to him, but doesn't occur
Allu_Ramendran
Autoimmune disease
a likely cause. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis (through a lumbar spinal puncture) and nerve conduction studies are supportive investigations commonly performed
Guillain–Barré_syndrome
Australian actor and singer (born 1968)
around with those claws, to get used to them. I've got scars on one leg, punctures straight through the cheek, on my forehead. I'm a bit clumsy. I'm lucky
Hugh_Jackman
Bacterial infection characterized by muscle spasms
bacteria generally enter through a break in the skin, such as a cut or puncture wound caused by a contaminated object. They produce toxins that interfere
Tetanus
Leakage of fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord through tears in the dura mater
CSF leakage from the ear, nose or mouth. A lumbar puncture can give the symptom of a post-dural-puncture headache. A cerebrospinal fluid leak can be either
Cerebrospinal_fluid_leak
Medical condition
injuries are caused by contact with sea urchins, and are characterized by puncture wounds inflicted by the animal's brittle, fragile spines. Injuries usually
Sea_urchin_injury
Subcutaneously implantable medical appliance
thrombosed, then right external jugular vein is chosen as the puncture site. The puncture site should not be the same side as the pathological site such
Port_(medicine)
1996 studio album by Cannibal Corpse
Full of Maggots" "Devoured by Vermin" "Hammer Smashed Face" "Pulverized" "Puncture Wound Massacre" "Mummified in Barbed Wire" "Orgasm Through Torture" Several
Vile_(album)
Species of tiger beetle
Cicindela punctulata, the punctured tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle (subfamily Cicindelinae) commonly found across much of the United States
Cicindela_punctulata
Blood escaping from the circulatory system
opening such as the mouth, nose, ear, urethra, vagina, or anus, or through a puncture in the skin. Hypovolemia is a massive decrease in blood volume, and death
Bleeding
Torture instrument
crushed. The crushing bars were sometimes lined with sharp metal points to puncture the nails. While the most common design operated upon a single thumb or
Thumbscrew_(torture)
Military campaign during World War I
surface again at the stern. Sultanhisar immediately fired on the submarine, puncturing the pressure hull. Stoker ordered the company to abandon ship, scuttled
Gallipoli_campaign
Austrian racing driver (1949–2019)
first half of the race, Lauda led for the first nine laps but suffered a puncture at the Wippermann, nine miles into the 10th lap and was passed by Carlos
Niki_Lauda
Medical imaging technique
1932, Lopo de Carvalho performed the first pulmonary angiogram via venous puncture of the superior member. In 1948 the first cavogram was performed by Sousa
Angiography
Medication injected into the epidural space of the spine
bones and ligaments to reach the epidural space without going so far as to puncture the dura mater. Saline or air may be used to confirm placement in the epidural
Epidural_administration
American actor (born 1984)
before making his feature film debut in 2011 as an ER medic in the drama Puncture starring Chris Evans. Also that year, he starred alongside Harry Connick
Austin_Stowell
Injury leading to a hole in the eardrum
Perforated eardrum Other names Punctured eardrum A completely perforated eardrum, showing the handle of the malleus (hammer bone). Specialty ENT surgery
Perforated_eardrum
Mathematical concept
topology, which means that it can be formed by puncturing a compact surface. Topologically, it is a thrice-punctured torus. Until its discovery, the plane, helicoid
Costa's_minimal_surface
American voice actress (born 1986)
her voice acting career, Karbowski has starred in numerous films such as Puncture and The Starving Games. Brittney Marie Karbowski was born on June 26, 1986
Brittney_Karbowski
Injury from a stingray's barbed tail
bacteria or fungi. Immediate injuries to humans include envenomation, punctures, severed arteries and veins, and rarely death. Fatal stings are very rare;
Stingray_injury
Barriers used to delay pollution from decomposing trash
from insufficient tensile strength, tear resistance, impact resistance, puncture resistance, and susceptibility to environmental stress cracking (ESC).
Landfill_liner
Motorsport racing series
activations. The two Nissan drivers collided on lap 17, with Nato suffering a puncture. Citroën's Nick Cassidy rose through the field after taking his second
2025–26 Formula E World Championship
2025–26_Formula_E_World_Championship
Danish racing driver (born 1992)
Magnussen's early season was marred by a string of incidents. He suffered a puncture on the opening lap in Australia and went on to finish twelfth. He was forced
Kevin_Magnussen
1963 assassination in Dallas, Texas
his right fifth rib, and exited his chest just below his right nipple, puncturing and collapsing his lung. That same bullet then entered his arm just above
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
Type of ammunition consisting of multiple small balls
shot was cast large enough to cut rigging, destroy spars and blocks, and puncture multiple sails. Canister shot, also known as case shot, fired a larger
Grapeshot
American boxer (1949–2025)
filled with the presence of a dying Christ. He felt his forehead bleed, punctured by a crown of thorns; his wrists, he believed, had been pierced by nails
George_Foreman
Index of articles associated with the same name
Tillie's Punctured Romance is the name of two early comedy films: Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 film), starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, and
Tillie's_Punctured_Romance
Collection of bodily substances for medical assessment
out), a surgical method for the removal of solid or soft tissue samples. Puncture (also called centesis) followed by aspiration is the main method used for
Sampling_(medicine)
Species of flowering plant
Oxytheca perfoliata is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common names round-leaf puncturebract and roundleaf oxytheca.
Oxytheca_perfoliata
Family of insects
males have weak mouthparts, but females have mouthparts strong enough to puncture the skin of large animals. This is for the purpose of obtaining enough
Tabanidae
Species of bear
predation. Scats with fur inside of them and a carcass of an adult sow with puncture marks in the skull indicate black bears may occasionally be killed by jaguars
American_black_bear
Temporary body piercing experience
transmission of bloodborne diseases (due to needlestick injuries, for example) or puncture wounds. Needles may be arranged in aesthetically pleasing configurations
Play_piercing
Inflammation of the meninges not due to common bacterial infection
meningitis is mostly the same. A cerebrospinal fluid sample is taken by lumbar puncture and is tested for leukocyte levels to determine if there is an infection
Aseptic_meningitis
54th running of the World Rally Championship
Solberg and Evans exited early in the rally. Benefiting from avoiding punctures, Neuville and Wydaeghe took the lead, a position they held until the final
2026_World_Rally_Championship
Legendary creature in folklore of the Americas
1995. Eight sheep were discovered dead in Puerto Rico, each with three puncture wounds in the chest area and reportedly completely drained of blood. A
Chupacabra
Most populous city in the United States
towers that are among the tallest in the world, and some of these cloud-puncturing beanstalks are poised to transform the city's iconic skyline." Skyline
New_York_City
Musical artist
Poly Styrene. He joined the band after leaving another punk group called Puncture. When X-Ray Spex disbanded in 1979, he and the group's bassist Paul Dean
Jak_Airport
Type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
brain and spinal cord, which can be diagnosed through lumbar puncture assessment. Lumbar puncture helps identify leukemic cells in the cerebrospinal fluid
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
T-cell_acute_lymphoblastic_leukemia
Specialized metal tool used in working with tires
sharp edges. The slightest pinch of an inner tube by a lever can weaken or puncture the tube. It is good practice to examine a set of tire levers for any sharp
Tire_iron
Angiography that produces images of blood vessels in and around the brain
intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring. The puncture should be immobilised (to prevent movement) for 24 hours post puncture. Neurological examination should be
Cerebral_angiography
Artificial channel within the liver
exposure from fluoroscopy, reduced contrast agent use, and reduced risk of puncture outside of the liver. This can also assist in cases where there may be
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Transjugular_intrahepatic_portosystemic_shunt
1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Phoenix, darkness descends on her drive. The following sunny morning is punctured by a watchful police officer with black sunglasses, and she finally arrives
Psycho_(1960_film)
Rigid needle-like anatomical structures
passive puncture tools in contrast to active puncture tools (e.g. teeth and claws). Materials stiffen when under high strain rates, which allows puncture tools
Spine_(zoology)
1995 terrorist attack by Aum Shinrikyo
packets were not fully punctured. During his drop, Yokoyama left one packet fully intact, while the other packet was only punctured once (and with a small
Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack
Family of arthropods
plants, where they may spin protective silk webs, and can cause damage by puncturing the plant cells to feed. Spider mites are known to feed on several hundred
Spider_mite
American martial artist and actor (born 1972)
Bodyguards and Assassins (all in 2009), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Puncture Wounds (2014), and Savage Dog (2017). He had a lead role in the martial
Cung_Le
Puncture wound caused by a bee's stinger
bee sting is the wound and pain caused by the stinger of a female bee puncturing skin. Bee stings differ from insect bites, with the venom of stinging
Bee_sting
Pressure exerted by fluids inside the skull and on the brain
adult. This equals to 9–20 cmH2O, which is a common scale used in lumbar punctures. The body has various mechanisms by which it keeps the ICP stable, with
Intracranial_pressure
PUNCTURE
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Biblical
pierce; puncture
Biblical
pierce; puncture
Biblical
pierce; puncture
Biblical
pierce; puncture
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Male
Greek
(ΠάÏις) Greek name probably derived from the word pari, PARIS means "wager." In mythology, this is the name of the son of Priam who kidnapped HelénÄ“ and later fatally wounded Achilles. Because it had been prophesied that he would cause the collapse of Troy, his father gave him to a shepherd to be destroyed. The shepherd could not bring himself to kill the baby so he left him in the desert. Five days later he found the infant still alive and decided to "take a chance," and raise the child himself. He named the baby Paris. Compare with another form of Paris.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Macbeth' Siward, Earl of Northumberland, general of the English forces. Also Young...
Girl/Female
Hindu
(Wife of Sun)
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Zodiac
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name derived from the word tighearn, TIGHEARNACH means "lord."
Male
Arthurian
, knight of the Round Table.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Winner of the Group
Boy/Male
Muslim
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Religious Explanation
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n.
To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.
a.
Resembling a pore, or small puncture.
n.
A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
a.
Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots.
n.
To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition.
n.
Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored.
v. i.
Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.
n.
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
a.
Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of a puncture; as, a punctured wound.
v. t.
To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
v.
That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.
v. i.
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks.
n.
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Puncture
imp. & p. p.
of Puncture
n.
The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
n.
An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors.
v.
A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.
n.
A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.