spinal+cord
91Spinal nerve — Nerve: Spinal nerve The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots Scheme showin …
92spinal nerve — noun any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal) • Syn: ↑nervus spinalis • Hypernyms: ↑nerve, ↑nervus • Hyponyms: ↑femoral nerve, ↑ …
93spinal — 1. Relating to any spine or spinous process. 2. Relating to the vertebral column. SYN: rachial, rachidial, rachidian, spinalis. [L. spinalis] * * * spi·nal spīn əl adj …
94spinal anaesthesia — noun 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 • Syn: ↑spinal anesthesia, ↑spinal • Hypernyms: ↑regional anesthesia,… …
95Spinal nerve — One of the nerves that originates in the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. They consist of the 8 cervical nerves, 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar nerves, 5 sacral nerves, and 1 coccygeal nerve. * * * spinal nerve n any of the paired… …
96Spinal stenosis — Narrowing of the spinal canal. Spinal stenosis is most commonly caused by degeneration of the discs between the bony building blocks of the spine (vertebrae). The result is compression of the nerve roots or spinal cord by bony spurs or soft… …
97cord — 01. We tied all the surfboards to the roof rack with bungee [cords]. 02. The human spinal [cord] is as flexible as a rubber hose. 03. This [cord] stretches, so it can be used for packages of varying sizes. 04. You d better loop the electrical… …
98spinal anesthesia — noun 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 • Syn: ↑spinal anaesthesia, ↑spinal • Hypernyms: ↑regional anesthesia,… …
99Spinal accessory nucleus — Infobox Brain Name = Spinal accessory nucleus Latin = nervus spinalis nervi accessorii GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. (Spinal accessory… …
100Spinal veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae spinales GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 669 Caption = 1: posterior spinal vein 2: anterior spinal vein 3: posterolateral spinal vein 4: radicular (or segmental medullary) vein 5: posterior spinal arteries… …
