Treatment
Punctures
Therapy
Overview
Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures.
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Quick facts about Punctures
- Topic type
- Treatment
- Category
- Therapy
- MeSH classification
- E02.800|E04.665
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Source: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. EuroCareFinder is not endorsed by the National Library of Medicine. MeSH version: 2026.