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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

Motor disturbances are exceptional, unless in the case of tumours within the vertebral canal, which press on the spinal medulla and cause paraplegia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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

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

Through the foramen of Magendie in the roof of the fourth ventricle the sub-arachnoid fluid of the cranial cavity communicates with that of the vertebral canal.

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

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