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spinal canal

noun

the tube formed by the vertebrae in which the spinal cord and its membranes are located.

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Words nearby spinal canal

spinal analgesia, spinal anesthesia, spinal artery, spinal atrophy, spinal block, spinal canal, spinal column, spinal concussion, spinal cord, spinal curvature, spinal decompression

Origin of spinal canal

First recorded in 1835–45
Also called vertebral canal.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for spinal canal

spinal canal

noun

the natural passage through the centre of the spinal column that contains the spinal cord
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for spinal canal

spinal canal

n.

vertebral canal
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.