spinal

[ spahyn-l ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, especially to the backbone.

noun
  1. Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.

Origin of spinal

1
1570–80; <Late Latin spīnālis, equivalent to Latin spīn(a) spina + -ālis-al1

Other words from spinal

  • spi·nal·ly, adverb
  • in·ter·spi·nal, adjective
  • non·spi·nal, adjective
  • pre·spi·nal, adjective

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How to use spinal in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for spinal

spinal

/ (ˈspaɪnəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the spine or the spinal cord

  2. denoting a laboratory animal in which the spinal cord has been severed: a spinal rat

noun

Derived forms of spinal

  • spinally, adverb

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