spinal canal

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noun

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

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Also called vertebral canal.

Origin of spinal canal

First recorded in 1835–45

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

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How to use spinal canal in a sentence

Ricky was very influenced by This Is Spinal Tap, and I was always a fan of Woody Allen movies.
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In an interview with CIR, he admitted to making scores of copies of surgical screws for Spinal Solutions.
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One Spinal Solutions sales representative said he suspected Williams was using perks to woo surgeons.
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But the FDA allowed Spinal Solutions to continue selling its products while the company tried to shape up, court filings show.
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Instead, that trail seems to lead to another Spinal Solutions contractor, Ryan Zavilenski.
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The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.
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Something akin to a chill moved along Bill's spinal column at the thought.
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Usually these are in the liver, but sometimes they are in the brain, and sometimes in the bones that surround the spinal cord.
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The irritation often brings out latent hysterical phenomena, spinal irritation, and neurasthenia.
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Take the scalpel and sever the spinal column without cutting the larynx.
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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

Medical definitions for spinal canal

spinal canal

vertebral canal