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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈspaɪnəl/
spinal means: Connected with the long bundle of nerves inside the bones of your back.
adjective
Connected with the long bundle of nerves inside the bones of your back.
- The spinal cord carries nerve signals.
- The doctor tested her spinal reflexes.
- Damage to spinal nerves can cause weakness in the legs.
Connected with the row of bones down the middle of your back.
- She suffered a spinal injury.
- The scan revealed a spinal fracture.
- Spinal surgery helped straighten his back.
Describing an experimental animal whose brain has been destroyed and whose back nerve cord remains intact but disconnected.
- The experiment used a spinal frog.
- Spinal animals can still show certain reflexes.
- The researchers compared responses in spinal preparations.
noun
An injection into fluid around the back nerve cord that prevents pain in the lower body during an operation.
- She had a spinal before surgery.
- The anaesthetist gave him a spinal.
- The operation was performed under a spinal.
Questions about spinal
What does spinal mean?
Connected with the long bundle of nerves inside the bones of your back.
What is spinal in other languages?
Türkçe: omuriliğe ait · Español: medular · Français: médullaire · Deutsch: Rückenmarks- · Italiano: midollare · 日本語: 脊髄の
How do you pronounce spinal?
It is pronounced /ˈspaɪnəl/.
How do you use spinal in a sentence?
The spinal cord carries nerve signals. The doctor tested her spinal reflexes.
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