spinal
of, relating to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, especially to the backbone.
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
Origin of spinal
1Other words from spinal
- spi·nal·ly, adverb
- in·ter·spi·nal, adjective
- non·spi·nal, adjective
- pre·spi·nal, adjective
Words Nearby spinal
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How to use spinal in a sentence
He underwent spinal fusion surgery in 2010 that failed, the filing said, and has post-traumatic stress disorder.
The feds say he’s an extremist leader who directed rioters. He also had top-secret clearance and worked for the FBI, attorney says. | Katie Shepherd | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostLaunched in 2014 by the New York-based Saavta, Loom & Leaf memory foam mattresses feature temperature regulation and a soft organic cotton cover and spinal-Zone Gel to improve spinal alignment.
Best memory foam mattress: Sleep better on one of these picks | PopSci Commerce Team | January 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt was Woods’s fifth back operation, including a 2017 spinal fusion procedure that led to a remarkable comeback, capped by a triumph at the 2019 Masters.
Tiger Woods undergoes back surgery again and is sidelined for at least several weeks | Des Bieler | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostUsing two separate cocktails, the team then generated mini-brains and mini-spinal cords using these iPSCs.
Meet Assembloids, Mini Human Brains With Muscles Attached | Shelly Fan | January 12, 2021 | Singularity HubOnly after a day in custody did deputies discover that Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant, had suffered a severe spinal injury.
Restrictions on the South Texas Border Were Meant to Protect People From COVID-19. Then the Handcuffs Came Out. | by Vianna Davila and Ren Larson | December 19, 2020 | ProPublica
Ricky was very influenced by This Is spinal Tap, and I was always a fan of Woody Allen movies.
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’ | Marlow Stern | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn an interview with CIR, he admitted to making scores of copies of surgical screws for spinal Solutions.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne spinal Solutions sales representative said he suspected Williams was using perks to woo surgeons.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the FDA allowed spinal Solutions to continue selling its products while the company tried to shape up, court filings show.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, that trail seems to lead to another spinal Solutions contractor, Ryan Zavilenski.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinSomething akin to a chill moved along Bill's spinal column at the thought.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanUsually these are in the liver, but sometimes they are in the brain, and sometimes in the bones that surround the spinal cord.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe irritation often brings out latent hysterical phenomena, spinal irritation, and neurasthenia.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyTake the scalpel and sever the spinal column without cutting the larynx.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas
British Dictionary definitions for spinal
/ (ˈspaɪnəl) /
of or relating to the spine or the spinal cord
denoting a laboratory animal in which the spinal cord has been severed: a spinal rat
short for spinal anaesthesia
Derived forms of spinal
- spinally, adverb
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