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Definition of Barbotage
1. Noun. Repeated injection and aspiration of fluid, used in such instances as the injection of spinal anesthetic, to break up and remove calcification (e.g., in a joint), and for obtaining fluid cytology (e.g., from the bladder or urethra). ¹
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Medical Definition of Barbotage
1. A method of spinal anaesthesia in which a portion of the anaesthetic solution is injected into the cerebral spinal fluid, which is then aspirated back into the syringe and reinjected. Origin: Fr. Barboter, to dabble (05 Mar 2000)
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