Bernard puncture


di·a·bet·ic punc·ture

a puncture at a point in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain that causes glycosuria. Synonym(s): Bernard puncture

Bernard puncture

(ber-nar') [Claude Bernard, Fr. physiologist, 1813–1878] Puncture in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain an experimental animal in order to induce glycosuria. Synonym: diabetic puncture

Bernard,

Claude, French physiologist, 1813-1878. Bernard canal - the excretory duct of the head of the pancreas. Synonym(s): accessory pancreatic duct; Bernard ductBernard duct - Synonym(s): Bernard canalBernard puncture - a puncture at a point in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain which causes glycosuria. Synonym(s): diabetic punctureBernard syndrome - Synonym(s): Horner syndromeBernard-Cannon homeostasis - the set of mechanisms responsible for the cybernetic adjustment of physiological and biochemical states in postnatal life. Synonym(s): physiological homeostasisBernard-Horner syndrome - Synonym(s): Horner syndromeBernard-Sergent syndrome - Synonym(s): acute adrenocortical insufficiency