A A LUMBAR puncture is when fluid is taken from around the spinal cord by inserting a needle through one of the discs in the base of the spine. In no non-HIV subject did lumbar puncture alter management.
Definition of 'Rationing'. Definition: Rationing refers to an artificial control on the distribution of scarce resources, food items, industrial production, etc. In banking, credit rationing is a situation when banks limit the supply of loans to consumers.
Rationing in the United States. 1  Di Natale ration stamps printed, but not used, as a result of the 1973 oil crisis. 2  Henry Segerstrom in front of an automobile with A sticker in windshield. 3  An American child purchases a can of V8, handing the grocer his ration book.