Spinal

Word SPINAL
Character 6
Hyphenation spi nal
Pronunciations /spaɪnəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Spinal"

What do we mean by spinal?

Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral. adjective

Resembling a spine or spinous part. adjective

An anesthetic injected into the spinal cord to induce partial or complete anesthesia. noun

In anatomy:

Of or pertaining to the backbone, spine, or spinal column; rachidian; vertebral: as, spinal arteries, bones, muscles, nerves; spinal curvature; a spinal complaint.

Pertaining to a spine or spinous process of bone; spinous; as, the spinal point (the base of the nasal spine, or subnasal point): specificallyused in craniometry.

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral. adjective

Of or pertaining to a spine or spines. adjective

The eleventh pair of cranial nerves in the higher vertebrates. They originate from the spinal cord and pass forward into the skull, from which they emerge in company with the pneumogastrics. adjective

The backbone, or connected series or vertebræ which forms the axis of the vertebrate skeleton; the spine; rachis; vertebral column. adjective

The great nervous cord extending backward from the brain along the dorsal side of the spinal column of a vertebrate animal, and usually terminating in a threadlike appendage called the filum terminale; the spinal, or vertebral, marrow; the myelon. The nervous tissue consists of nerve fibers and nerve cells, the latter being confined to the so-called gray matter of the central portions of the cord, while the peripheral white matter is composed of nerve fibers only. The center of the cord is traversed by a slender canal connecting with the ventricles of the brain. adjective

Of or relating to the spine adjective

Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord adjective

Anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord noun

A spinal anesthesia.

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The word "spinal" in example sentences

Immediately after a spinal cord injury the paralyzed parts are in ‘spinal shock’, and are loose or ‘floppy’. ❋ Unknown (1999)

Corresponding to the skull and the spinal column is a central nervous axis, made up of two parts, the _brain_ and the _spinal cord_. ❋ Francis M. Walters (N/A)

The spinal cord, though it is between one-half and three-fourths of an inch across, or about the size of an ordinary blackboard pointer, has little or none of this fibrous tissue in it, and is very soft and delicate, easily torn when its bony case is broken; hence its old name, the _spinal marrow_, from its apparent resemblance to the marrow, or soft fat, in the hollow of a bone. ❋ Woods Hutchinson (1896)

This means they are designed to hold the spine in one position, or what we call spinal neutral, while the larger, more powerful muscles of the hip and legs are designed to perform the actual lifting, pulling, etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Botched suicide attempted resulted in spinal cord injury. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kerr looks thoughtful for a moment before telling me about newborn infants he works with who suffer from what is known as spinal muscular atrophy. ❋ Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2008)

But as part of the first generation of people living with long-term spinal-cord injuries, Brown is a pioneer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is a controversial treatment that has not been established as a standard of care in spinal cord injuries and is the subject of considerable debate in the field. ❋ Unknown (2007)

RNA Splicing antisense technology studied at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory effectively corrected an mRNA splicing defect found in spinal muscular atrophy patients. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I wonder how imbarissing it would be to be like the guy in spinal tap and have water bottle wrapped in tinfoil down your pants … bummer. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Its contribution has enabled us to create a national spinal cord injury network The continuum of care in spinal cord injury is fragmented. ❋ Unknown (2003)

You should know that artificial respiration, according to the usual technique, does not work in spinal anaesthesia, because the chest is collapsed, so there is no use compressing it to get air in and out of the chest; it just doesn't work. ❋ Unknown (1946)

The approved device is produced by Sintea Plustek and is a long-term spinal implant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Meanwhile, other paramedics have brought an ultra-thin rigid stretcher known as a spinal board and carefully slide it under the patient.

Early diagnosis and treatment is the cornerstone to an effective approach to minimizing the difficulties of living with long-term spinal damage by the retired NFL players. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Both the reduction and the stabilization surgery are common practices in spinal cord injuries and clearly were vital elements of Everett’s care. ❋ Unknown (2007)

“Annie,” Dr. Malisoff told me at one point, “it’s almost as if we have given you what is known as a spinal anesthesia to mask pain during an operation. ❋ V.C.ANDREWS (1989)

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