spinal
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //spaɪ.nəl//
- //spaɪ.nl̩//
Of or relating to the spine.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the spine.
spinal injury
- 2
Of or relating to the spine. Of or pertaining to the spinal cord.
- 3
Of or relating to the spine. (of a frog or other experimental animal) Having a pithed brain, but an intact surgically isolated spinal cord.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin spīnālis (“of or belonging to the spine”), from spīna (“a prickle, spine”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, spine + -al.
noun
- 1
A spinal anesthesia.
Forms
- plural
- spinals
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spinal · Of or relating to the spine.
spine · A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the…spinning · The motion of something that spins.spins · vertigo