spinal

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral: spinal injury.
2. Resembling a spine or spinous part.

n.
An anesthetic injected into the spinal cord to induce partial or complete anesthesia.

spinally spi'nal·ly adv.

(spī'nəl)
adj.

1. Relating to or situated near the spinal column or spinal cord.
2. Relating to any spine or spinous process.

Pertaining to a spine or to the vertebral column and in many instances to the spinal cord.

• s. abscess — infection may be introduced hematologically from navel infection to a vertebral body or up the vertebral canal from an infected docking wound. Clinically there is a development of paresis over a few days then paraplegia when the abscess is in the lumbar region or quadriplegia when it is located in the cervical area.
• s. accessory nerve — see accessory nerve.
• congenital s. stenosis — stenosis of the vertebral canal present at birth; recorded in calves.
• s. fibrocartilaginous emboli — see fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy.
• focal symmetrical s. poliomalacia — see focal symmetrical spinal poliomalacia.
• s. fusion — surgical creation of ankylosis of contiguous vertebrae.
• s. meninges — see meninges.
• s. meningitis — usually part of cerebrospinal meningitis. May be local related to spinal cord abscess and cause localized pain and muscle rigidity.
• s. muscular atrophy — see hereditary spinal muscular atrophy, hereditary neuronal abiotrophy of Swedish Lapland dogs.
• s. myelitis — see myelitis.
• s. myelopathy — see myelopathy.
• s. nerve — any of the paired nerves arising from the spinal cord and passing out between the vertebrae.
• s. puncture — introduction of a hollow needle into the subarachnoid space of the spinal canal, usually for the purpose of collecting a sample of cerebrospinal fluid, to introduce radiopaque material for myelography, or the injection of an anesthetic.
• s. reflex — any reflex action mediated through a center at the spinal cord.
• s. stenosis — see spinal cord compression (above).
• s. tap — see spinal puncture (above).
• s. trauma — temporary or permanent dislocation of one or more spinal vertebrae; or fracture; causes immediate flaccid paralysis caudal to injury due to spinal shock, followed by residual signs due to damage to spinal cord tissue.
• s. walking — see reflex walking.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: 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
  Synonyms: spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia

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The adjective spinal has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to the spine or spinal cord
  Pertains to noun: spine (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rygrads-, spinal-
n. - spinalanæstesi, lumbalanæstesi

idioms:

• spinal canal    rygmarvskanal
• spinal column    rygrad, rygsøjle, columna vertebralis
• spinal cord    rygmarv

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffend de ruggengraat

Français (French)
adj. - de la colonne vertébrale, spinal, vertébral
n. - rachianesthésie

idioms:

• spinal canal    canal rachidien
• spinal column    colonne vertébrale
• spinal cord    moelle épinière

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Wirbelsäulen-
n. - Lumbalanästhesie

idioms:

• spinal canal    Rückenmarkskanal
• spinal column    Wirbelsäule
• spinal cord    Rückenmark

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ανατ.) νωτιαίος, ραχιαίος, σπονδυλικός
n. - σπονδυλική στήλη

idioms:

• spinal canal    σπονδυλικός σωλήνας
• spinal column    (ανατ.) σπονδυλική στήλη
• spinal cord    (ανατ.) νωτιαίος μυελός

Italiano (Italian)
spinale

idioms:

• spinal canal    canale spinale
• spinal column    colonna vertebrale
• spinal cord    midollo spinale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - espinhal
n. - espinheiral (m)

idioms:

• spinal canal    canal raquidiano (m) (Med.)
• spinal column    coluna espinhal (f) (Med.)
• spinal cord    medula espinhal (f) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
спинной, позвоночный, спинномозговой

idioms:

• spinal canal    спинномозговой канал
• spinal column    позвоночный столб
• spinal cord    спинной мозг

Español (Spanish)
adj. - espinal
n. - epidural

idioms:

• spinal canal    conducto vertebral
• spinal column    columna vertebral, espina dorsal
• spinal cord    médula espinal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ryggrads-, ryggmärgs-, spinal, vetebral
abbr. - spinalis
n. - lumbalpunktion

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
针的, 脊骨的, 尖刺的, 脊髓的, 脊椎麻醉

idioms:

• spinal canal    椎管, 脊管
• spinal column    脊柱, 脊
• spinal cord    脊髓

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 針的, 脊骨的, 尖刺的, 脊髓的
n. - 脊椎麻醉

idioms:

• spinal canal    椎管, 脊管
• spinal column    脊柱, 脊
• spinal cord    脊髓

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 척추의, 가시 모양 돌기의
n. - 척추, 척추 마비

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 背骨の, 脊髄の, 脊柱の, とげ状突起の

idioms:

• spinal canal    脊髄管
• spinal column    脊柱
• spinal cord    脊髄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ما يخص العمود الفقري (الاسم) مخدر يزرق في العمود الفقري مباشرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של עמוד השדרה, שדרתי, קוצי‬
n. - ‮עמוד השדרה‬

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