spinal

[spahyn-l]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, especially to the backbone.

noun

1. Medicine/Medical.,  a spinal anesthetic.

spinal

/ ˈspaɪnəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the spine or the spinal cord

2. denoting a laboratory animal in which the spinal cord has been severed

   a spinal rat

noun

1. short for spinal anaesthesia

Other Word Forms

• spinally adverb
• interspinal adjective
• nonspinal adjective
• prespinal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinal¹

1570–80; < Late Latin spīnālis, equivalent to Latin spīn ( a ) spina + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

A survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing who was left paralysed from the waist down has met Coronation Street stars as the show features a character who has just suffered a spinal injury.

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According to the NHS, MS is a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord.

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"It has slightly different central nervous system effects and may be better suited for other conditions like spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury, so we're keeping it in the pipeline."

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An operation to replace spinal fluid in Osbourne’s back gives him sepsis.

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A car crash left him with a spinal cord injury seven years ago.

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