spinal+cord
71cord — [kôrd] n. [ME & OFr corde < L chorda < Gr chordē, catgut, chord, cord < IE base * gher , intestine > YARN] 1. a thick string or thin rope 2. any force acting as a tie or bond 3. [from use of a cord in measuring] a measure of wood cut… …
72spinal segment — spinal seg·ment seg mənt n a segment of the spinal cord including a single pair of spinal nerves and representing the spinal innervation of a single primitive metamere …
73cord — ► NOUN 1) long thin string or rope made from several twisted strands. 2) a length of cord. 3) an anatomical structure resembling a cord (e.g. the spinal cord). 4) an electric flex. 5) corduroy. 6) (cords) corduroy trousers …
74spinal anesthesia — n anesthesia produced by injection of an anesthetic into the subarachnoid space of the spine * * * 1. regional anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space around the spinal cord; cf. epidural a. Called also… …
75spinal arachnoiditis — spinal adhesive arachnoiditis chronic adhesive arachnoiditis in the spinal arachnoid, with root and spinal cord symptoms similar to those caused by pressure from a tumor …
76spinal — [spī′nəl] adj. [LL spinalis] 1. of or having to do with the spine or spinal cord 2. of a spine or needle shaped process n. a spinal anesthetic spinally adv …
77spinal anesthesia — n. Surgery anesthesia of the lower part of the body by the injection of an anesthetic into the spinal cord, usually in the lumbar region spinal anesthetic n …
78Cord compression — may refer to: Spinal cord compression Umbilical cord compression This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point direc …
79spinal column — n the articulated series of vertebrae connected by ligaments and separated by more or less elastic intervertebral fibrocartilages that in nearly all vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body and a protection for the spinal cord and that… …
80spinal poliomyelitis — spinal paralytic poliomyelitis the classic form of the major illness, a type of paralytic poliomyelitis affecting the spinal cord and characterized primarily by flaccid paralysis in a limb or limbs …
