Definitions for spinal
ˈspaɪn lspinal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spinaladjective

   of or relating to the spine

2. Etymology: From spīnālis, from spīna.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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1. Spinal

   Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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1. spinal

   Relating to the spine.

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

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on September 6, 2020  

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1. lapins

2. plains

3. Plains

4. splain

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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. 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.

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