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spinal

spi·nal

UK/spaɪ.nəl/ US/spaɪ.nl̩/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the spine or spinal cord

  • “spinal cord”
  • “spinal injury”

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin spīnālis (“of or belonging to the spine”), from spīna (“a prickle, spine”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, spine + -al.

Phrases

  • anterior spinal artery syndrome
  • spinal artery
  • spinal board
  • spinal butterfly ray
  • spinal canal
  • spinal column
  • spinal cord
  • spinal disc herniation

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