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vertebral canal

American  

noun

  1. spinal canal.


Etymology

Origin of vertebral canal

First recorded in 1825–35


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Additional ligaments are located inside the vertebral canal, next to the spinal cord, along the length of the vertebral column.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The posterior longitudinal ligament runs within the vertebral canal and unites the posterior sides of the vertebral bodies.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The risk is increased when the tumour communicates with the vertebral canal.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

Pathology.—When any addition is made to the bulk of matter inside the cranial cavity, room is gained in the first instance by the displacement into the vertebral canal of a certain amount of cerebro-spinal fluid.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

The term spina bifida occulta is applied to a condition in which there is no protrusion of the contents of the vertebral canal, although the vertebral arches are deficient.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

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