What's the difference between punch and puncture?

Punch


Definition:

  • (n.) A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc.
  • (n.) The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.
  • (n.) A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.
  • (n.) One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch.
  • (v. t.) To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow.
  • (n.) A thrust or blow.
  • (n.) A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die.
  • (n.) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
  • (n.) A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
  • (n.) To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Lebedev punched Polonsky during a heated early recording of NTVshniki.
  • (2) Histologic diagnosis of the disease was done by punch cervical biopsy and diagnostic curettage.
  • (3) We give a survey on the present situation regarding the methods and indications of punch biopsy as well as similar operations, including the design, orientation, and execution for the repair of small skin defects.
  • (4) In 16 of these patients skin slices from the alopecic areas were punch biopsied under local anaesthesia for determination of cytosol- and nuclear androgen receptor (AR).
  • (5) During powder compaction on a Manesty Betapress, peak pressures, Pmax, are reached before the punches are vertically aligned with the centres of the upper and lower compression roll support pins.
  • (6) Here was a bit of magic to light up any semi-final and it had Roberto Martínez punching the air.
  • (7) Incisional slit grafting utilizes larger numbers of smaller grafts than does traditional punch grafting.
  • (8) Allardyce told an entertaining story about seeing José Mourinho punch the air at a Soccer Aid match when Chelsea’s manager realised he had convinced Fàbregas to sign for the club.
  • (9) In the current study, 70 endometrial cancer patients with suspected cervical involvement based on a positive endocervical curettage or punch biopsy were treated with initial surgery followed by tailored radiation or chemotherapy.
  • (10) In 2003 Mayweather allegedly punched two friends of his then-partner (and the mother of several of his children) Josie Harris in a nightclub and shook a female security guard.
  • (11) On that occasion, she related how Manning had punched her during a violent outburst that led to him being demoted to the rank of private.
  • (12) Two months after stopping therapy, the rhinitis changes had returned in all 10 patients from whom posttreatment punch biopsies were taken.
  • (13) Punch biopsy specimens of skin, obtained from the scalp and back of adult men, were minced and incubated with [3H]testosterone.
  • (14) But Spurs built up a final head of steam and after Gomes punched clear Trippier’s initial cross, a second fell to Son at the near post and he back-heeled the ball past Gomes.
  • (15) The defendants punched their air with their fists and shouted "peacefully" as their sentences were handed down, according to relatives.
  • (16) All patients had punch biopsies taken from (1) a lesion containing Sarcoptes scabiei, (2) an inflammatory papule which did not contain a mite, and (3) normal skin.
  • (17) It’s just been a catalogue of disasters – the late nomination, when his party membership lapsed , the [alleged] punch-up.
  • (18) At the completion of sample dissolution, raw dissolution profile data are on the punched paper tape ready for computer processing via a time-sharing system.
  • (19) Individual hypothalamic nuclei were removed from 17-day-old rat embryos with 300 microns punches and maintained in suspension culture.
  • (20) And if you're really funny, then provided you're not punching people when you come off, or stealing people's belongings, then you'll get a gig.

Puncture


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
  • (n.) A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
  • (v. t.) To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A simple method of selective catheterization of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) following antegrade puncture of the common femoral artery is described.
  • (2) Transthoracic puncture for peripheral pulmonary lesions not diagnosed by fibroscopy were performed on 70 patients under computed tomographic (CT) control.
  • (3) Thirty-seven patients with retinoblastoma were evaluated prospectively by clinical examination, lumbar puncture, and CT.
  • (4) The subjects underwent a lumbar puncture and three nights of polysomnography.
  • (5) In one of them, who sustained a complete membranous disruption 5 weeks ago, transluminal puncture failed because of the movable proximal urethra.
  • (6) Nine among 21 patients (42%) who were initially treated by percutaneous puncture were definitively cured: all pseudocysts were smaller than 55 mm.
  • (7) The hemodynamic measurements and mitral valve area calculations were performed with and without balloon occlusion of the atrial septal puncture site.
  • (8) A specific central vein catheter for puncture of the brachiocephalic vein has been developed which is provided with a valve by which air-embolism and unwanted bleeding from the catheter are eliminated.
  • (9) The excellent comparability of paired platelet counts, at variance to that found in some previous studies, indicates that skin puncture blood can be used for platelet estimation providing an appropriate counting method is used.
  • (10) A case of epidermoid tumor of the sacral area with S3 root irritation resulting in bladder dysfunction is presented and its possible relationship to spinal puncture is discussed.
  • (11) At the end of the study, blood was collected by cardiac puncture.
  • (12) Transthoracic puncture is the most effective and common diagnostic method.
  • (13) The authors wrote about the technics particularly of the percutaneous puncture or drainage.
  • (14) Consequently the puncture site becomes small (a balloon-catheter may be introduced through a 16 G catheter needle) allowing punctures proximal to lesions (e.g.
  • (15) 29 punctures were practiced on 19 patients, 9 women and 10 men of ages comprised between 34 and 94 years, with lesions in different organs of the abdominal cavity diagnosed by ultrasonography with real time equipment and lineal 3.5 and 5 MHz transducers.
  • (16) Wound infections were more likely to develop in patients with lower extremity wounds who did not receive prophylactic oral antibiotics (P = .071) and those with puncture wounds who did not receive prophylactic oral antibiotics (P = .085).
  • (17) The earliest increase in LI (180% above control) occurred 12 hrs after needle puncture, peaked at 24 hrs (ca.
  • (18) Two conditions must be fulfilled: a lesion of a non collapsible vein; and a pressure gradient from outside to inside the vein, as occurs for instance during puncture of a large vein in a hypovolemic patient.
  • (19) In conclusion, CSF spectrophotometry is a simple, fast, and extremely sensitive method, which in our opinion should be used routinely in the diagnosis of suspected subdural haematomas, if lumbar puncture is not contraindicated.
  • (20) Healthy volunteers had two lumbar punctures, at least 3 weeks apart, to assess reproducibility within subjects.