What does spinal mean?

Definitions for spinal
ˈspaɪn lspinal

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word spinal.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinaladjective

    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. spinaladjective

    of or relating to the spine or spinal cord

    "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"

Wiktionary

  1. spinaladjective

    of or relating to the spine

  2. Etymology: From spīnālis, from spīna.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Spinaladjective

    Belonging to the back bone.

    Etymology: spina, Latin.

    All spinal, or such as have no ribs, but only a back bone, are somewhat analogous thereto. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    Those solids are entirely nervous, and proceed from the brain, and spinal marrow, which by their bulk appear sufficient to furnish all the stamina or threads of the solid parts. Arb.

    Descending careless from his couch, the fall
    Lux’d his joint neck and spinal marrow bruis’d. Philips.

ChatGPT

  1. spinal

    Spinal refers to anything related to the spine or spinal cord, which is the elongated, tubular structure composed of nervous tissue and supporting structures, extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal down to the small of the back. The term "spinal" can be used in various contexts such as medical conditions (spinal injury), anatomical structures (spinal column), or medical procedures (spinal tap).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spinaladjective

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

  2. Spinaladjective

    of or pertaining to a spine or spines

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

Freebase

  1. Spinal

    Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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.

Editors Contribution

  1. spinal

    Relating to the spine.

    Our spinal cord contributes to our sense of posture and balance.


    Submitted by MaryC on September 6, 2020  

Anagrams for spinal »

  1. lapins

  2. plains

  3. Plains

  4. splain

How to pronounce spinal?

How to say spinal in sign language?

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. Kevin Hrusovsky:

    Nobody thought that many of the proteins or bio markers that affect the brain would even be in blood. It was thought, basically, that those proteins and those markers would only be in the brain in the spinal fluid, but what we’ve learned is that a small amount of the spinal fluid, the cerebral spinal fluid, actually leaks into the blood through the blood brain barrier and because our technology can detect things that are so minute in blood, we can test what’s going on in the brain.

  2. Chief Executive George Scangos:

    Five years down the road, with some luck, we'll have an Alzheimer's drug that's getting approved, i hope we can transform the treatment of MS. By that time, we will have made substantial progress on ALS and other nerve degenerative diseases, spinal muscular atrophy in kids. All that stuff is on our plate.

  3. Chief Executive George Scangos:

    I hope we can transform the treatment of MS. By that time, we will have made substantial progress on ALS and other nerve degenerative diseases, spinal muscular atrophy in kids. All that stuff is on our plate.

  4. Albert Einstein:

    He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

  5. Amber Luong:

    Any blood in your spinal fluid is very irritating to the brain and gives you a headache.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

spinal#10000#10475#100000

Translations for spinal

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for spinal »

Translation

Find a translation for the spinal definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"spinal." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 3 Oct. 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/spinal>.

Discuss these spinal definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for spinal? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    be present or associated with an event or entity
    • A. obligate
    • B. depend
    • C. accompany
    • D. conform

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for spinal: