noun, feminine/pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃/plural: ponctions
puncture (especially a surgical one); deduction, that which is taken away (such as a tax)
“ponction lombaire” — lumbar puncture
Learned borrowing from Latin punctiō. Compare the inherited doublet poinçon.
/pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃/
puncture (especially a surgical one); deduction, that which is taken away (such as a tax)
“ponction lombaire” — lumbar puncture
Learned borrowing from Latin punctiō. Compare the inherited doublet poinçon.