PunctureWordNet Explorer

any specific behavior

(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid

the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)

the act of puncturing with a small point

(medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye

an opening deliberately made in or through something

a small puncture that might have been made by a pin

small puncture (as if made by a pin)