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spinal
(redirected from spinal fibrocartilaginous emboli)

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spi·nal  (spnl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral: spinal injury.
2. Resembling a spine or spinous part.
n.
An anesthetic injected into the spinal cord to induce partial or complete anesthesia.

spinal·ly adv.

spinal [ˈspaɪnəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the spine or the spinal cord
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) denoting a laboratory animal in which the spinal cord has been severed a spinal rat
n
(Medicine / Surgery) short for spinal anaesthesia
spinally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spinalspinal - anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia - loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)
saddle block anaesthesia, saddle block anesthesia - the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
Adj.1.spinal - of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"
Translations
spinal [ˈspaɪnl]
A. ADJespinal, vertebral
B. CPD spinal column Ncolumna f vertebral
spinal cord Nmédula f espinal

spinal [ˈspaɪnəl] adj [injury] → de la colonne vertébrale; [nerve] → spinal(e); [fluid] → spinal(e)
spinal column ncolonne f vertébrale
spinal cord nmoelle f épinière

spinal
adjRücken-, Rückgrat-, spinal (spec); spinal injuryRückgratverletzung f

spinal:
spinal column
nWirbelsäule f
spinal cord
nRückenmark nt
spinal fluid
spinal marrow
nRückenmark nt
spinal meningitis
nSpinalmeningitis f

spinal [ˈspaɪnl] adjspinale
spinal injury → lesione f alla spina dorsale
spinal [ˈspaɪnl] adjspinale
spinal injury → lesione f alla spina dorsale

spinal spine


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