Definition of Spinal

1. 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.


2. Adjective. Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord. "Spinal injury"
Derivative terms: Spine, Spine
Partainyms: Spine

Definition of Spinal

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

Definition of Spinal

1. an injection of an anesthetic into the spinal cord [n -S]

Medical Definition of Spinal

1. Pertaining to a spine or to the vertebral column. Origin: L. Spinalis This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinal

spinachy
spinach beet
spinach blight
spinach mustard
spinach plant
spinach stools
Spinacia
Spinacia oleracea
spinae
spinaeous
spinae palatinae
spinage
spinage
spinages
spinal (current term)
spinal (current term)
spinalis
spinalis capitis muscle
spinalis cervicis muscle
spinalis muscle
spinalis thoracis
spinally
spinals
spinal accessory
spinal accessory nerve
spinal anaesthesia
spinal anaesthesia
spinal anaesthetic
spinal anaesthetic
spinal analgesia

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