spinal

/spˈa‍ɪnə‍l/

/ˈspaɪnəɫ/

[adjective] [noun]

spinal

[ADJECTIVE]

(anatomy) relating to or forming the backbone or the spinal cord

Spinal

[NOUN]

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

synonyms : spinal anaesthesia

spinal anesthesia

Examples

1. Spinal trauma is one of the toughest problems in medicine.

2. We have spinal compression.

3. She had spinal meningitis.

4. Each spinal nerve supplies a specific area of the body - a dermatome.

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