See Also: Quincke's puncture(medicine)
Quincke(medicine)
disease, Quincke's(medicine)
Quincke's oedema(medicine)
Quincke's pulse(medicine)
Quincke's sign(medicine)
quincke's disease(medicine)
Puncture(health)
ear puncture(medicine)
puncture(medicine)

De Morgan (iou) and Quincke's puncture (medicine)


De Morgan (iou)



De Morgan noun. E20.
[Augustus De Morgan (1806-71), English mathematician.]
Math. & Logic. Used in possess. to designate two laws of propositional calculus: (a) the negation of a conjunction is equivalent to the alternation of the negations of the conjoined expressions; (b) the negation of an alternation is equivalent to the conjunction of the negations of the alternated expressions; (symbolically: (pq) pq; (pq) pq).

Quincke's puncture (medicine)


Quincke's puncture -->
lumbar puncture


A diagnostic procedure where a sterile needle is introduced into the lower spine (L2) to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes. Chemical analysis, cellular analysis and CSF pressure can all be measured with this procedure. This test can aid in the diagnosis of meningitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage and multiple sclerosis.