PUNCTURE

n. Pui>nkt'ur. Gr.. K<?wn}<ri, vvfit, iropaKeVnjcri?, rpjjo-is. Lat., punctura (from pungere, to prick). Fr., pointure (1st def.), ponction (2d def.). Ger., Punktur, Punktion, Stick. 1. A small hole made by a sharp point. 2. The act or proce of making such a hole. [E.] Cf. PARACENTESIS. Capillary p. P. with a fine needle (as with the aspirator). Diabetic p., Sugar-p. Fr., piqure. Ger., Zucker-Stich. P. of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in animals, which is followed by the appearance of sugar in the urine. [K,16.] Cf. Artificial DIABETES. [s. 360]