vertebral canal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vertebral canal
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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 vertebral canal contains the spinal cord so suspended within its membranes that it does not touch the bones, and is not disturbed by the movements of the vertebral column.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
When there is agonising pain dependent upon an ascending neuritis, it may be necessary to resect the corresponding posterior nerve roots within the vertebral canal.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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 Miles, Alexander
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