spinal

médullaire, spinal

Qui concerne le long faisceau de nerfs situé à l’intérieur de la colonne vertébrale.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : spinal cord, spinal nerves, spinal reflex

vertébral, rachidien

Qui concerne la suite d’os située au milieu du dos.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : vertebral

Expressions courantes : spinal injury, spinal column, spinal surgery

spinal

Se dit d’un animal de laboratoire dont le cerveau est détruit et la moelle épinière intacte mais déconnectée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : spinal frog, spinal animal, spinal preparation

rachianesthésie

Injection dans le liquide entourant la moelle épinière pour supprimer la douleur du bas du corps pendant une opération.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : spinal anaesthesia, spinal block

Expressions courantes : have a spinal, give a spinal, under a spinal