spinal

[ spahyn-l ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, especially to the backbone.

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.

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

1. See spinal anaesthesia
   short for spinal anaesthesia

Derived Forms

• ˈspinally, adverb

Other Words From

• spinal·ly adverb
• inter·spinal adjective
• non·spinal adjective
• pre·spinal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinal¹

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

Example Sentences

He underwent spinal fusion surgery in 2010 that failed, the filing said, and has post-traumatic stress disorder.

From Washington Post

Launched 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.

From Popular-Science

It 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.

From Washington Post

Using two separate cocktails, the team then generated mini-brains and mini-spinal cords using these iPSCs.

From Singularity Hub 

Only after a day in custody did deputies discover that Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant, had suffered a severe spinal injury.

From ProPublica

Ricky was very influenced by This Is Spinal Tap, and I was always a fan of Woody Allen movies.

From The Daily Beast

In an interview with CIR, he admitted to making scores of copies of surgical screws for Spinal Solutions.

From The Daily Beast

One Spinal Solutions sales representative said he suspected Williams was using perks to woo surgeons.

From The Daily Beast

But the FDA allowed Spinal Solutions to continue selling its products while the company tried to shape up, court filings show.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, that trail seems to lead to another Spinal Solutions contractor, Ryan Zavilenski.

From The Daily Beast

The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.

From Project Gutenberg

Something akin to a chill moved along Bill's spinal column at the thought.

From Project Gutenberg

Usually these are in the liver, but sometimes they are in the brain, and sometimes in the bones that surround the spinal cord.

From Project Gutenberg

The irritation often brings out latent hysterical phenomena, spinal irritation, and neurasthenia.

From Project Gutenberg

Take the scalpel and sever the spinal column without cutting the larynx.

From Project Gutenberg

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