Definitions for spinal
ˈspaɪn lspinal

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal(adj)

   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

2. spinal(adj)

   of or relating to the spine or spinal cord

   "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. spinal(Adjective)

   of or relating to the spine

   Etymology: From spīnālis, from spīna.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Spinal(adj)

   of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral

   Etymology: [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F. spinal. See Spine.]

2. Spinal(adj)

   of or pertaining to a spine or spines

   Etymology: [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F. spinal. See Spine.]

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1. Spinal

   Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Spinal

   spīn′al, adj. pertaining to the spine or backbone.—n. Spī′na, a spine, the backbone: one of the quills of a spinet: a barrier dividing the Roman hippodrome longitudinally.—adj. Spin′āte, covered with spines or spine-like processes.—Spinal column, the backbone; Spinal cord, marrow, the main neural axis of every vertebrate.

Anagrams for spinal »

1. plains, Plains

2. lapins

3. splain

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   Alex

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of spinal in a Sentence

1. Miguel Nicolelis:

   We may actually have triggered a plastic reorganization in the cortex by re-inserting a representation of lower limbs and locomotion in the cortex, these patients may have been able to transmit some of this information from the cortex through the spinal cord, through these very few nerves that may have survived the original trauma. It’s almost like we turned them on again.

2. Miguel Nicolelis:

   What we didn't expect and what we observed is that some of these patients regained voluntary control of muscles in the legs below the level of the lesion and regained sensitivity below the level of the spinal cord injury.

3. Randy Shelerud:

   The main advantage is that there is direct support on the mid-cervical spine with these pillows, which allows less pressure on the cervical facets in the mid spine. The airline seats force one’s head into a bit of flexion not allowing the cervical spinal musculature [ basically all muscles running along the spine ] the ability to completely relax.

4. Adam Fritz:

   Seeing this experiment and what this research has done, I think within my lifetime we will see a cure for spinal cord injury, or a treatment to fix it.

5. Mark Pollock:

   I fractured my skull, broke my back and the damage to my spinal cord left me paralyzed from the waist down, at the time, people who found me lying on the concrete thought I was dead. Even doctors predicted I was going to die.

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