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spinal [ spahyn -l ] SHOW IPA
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adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, especially to the backbone. noun
Medicine/Medical . a spinal anesthetic.
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Origin of spinal 1570ā80; <Late Latin
spÄ«nÄlis, equivalent to Latin
spīn (
a )
spina +
-Älis -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM spinal spiĀ·nalĀ·ly, adverb inĀ·terĀ·spiĀ·nal, adjective nonĀ·spiĀ·nal, adjective preĀ·spiĀ·nal, adjective
Words nearby spinal spina ,
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spinal ,
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spinal anaesthesia ,
spinal anesthesia ,
spinal block ,
spinal canal
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How to use spinal in a sentence He underwent spinal fusion surgery in 2010 that failed, the filing said, and has post-traumatic stress disorder.
Launched in 2014 by the New York-based Saavta, Loom & Leaf memory foam mattresses feature temperature regulation and a soft organic cotton cover and Spinal -Zone Gel to improve spinal alignment.
It was Woodsās fifth back operation, including a 2017 spinal fusion procedure that led to a remarkable comeback, capped by a triumph at the 2019 Masters.
Using two separate cocktails, the team then generated mini-brains and mini-spinal cords using these iPSCs.
Only after a day in custody did deputies discover that Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant, had suffered a severe spinal injury.
Ricky was very influenced by This Is Spinal Tap, and I was always a fan of Woody Allen movies.
In an interview with CIR, he admitted to making scores of copies of surgical screws for Spinal Solutions.
One Spinal Solutions sales representative said he suspected Williams was using perks to woo surgeons.
But the FDA allowed Spinal Solutions to continue selling its products while the company tried to shape up, court filings show.
Instead, that trail seems to lead to another Spinal Solutions contractor, Ryan Zavilenski.
The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.
Something akin to a chill moved along Bill's spinal column at the thought.
Usually these are in the liver, but sometimes they are in the brain, and sometimes in the bones that surround the spinal cord.
The irritation often brings out latent hysterical phenomena, spinal irritation, and neurasthenia.
Take the scalpel and sever the spinal column without cutting the larynx.
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British Dictionary definitions for spinal
adjective
of or relating to the spine or the spinal cord
denoting a laboratory animal in which the spinal cord has been severed a spinal rat
Derived forms of spinal spinally , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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