spinal
Of the vertebrae
Spinal means relating to the spine—the column of vertebrae running down the back.
A spinal cord is the bundle of nerves within it.
A spinal tap extracts fluid from around the cord for diagnosis.
Spinal injuries can cause paralysis.
As a noun, a spinal is short for spinal anesthetic, an injection that numbs the lower body: She had a spinal for the cesarean.
Interlocking bones of spine
- vertebralOf the backbone
- columnVertical structural element
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
discs · canal · nerves · lumbar · thoracic · cervical · sacral · coccyx
Flexible twisted strand
- nervesTense apprehension
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- sensoryRelated to perception
motor · pathway · impulse · ganglion · neurotransmitter · myelin · axon · dendrite
Hole from penetration
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- fluidSubstance that flows
- needlePointed implement for sewing
diagnostic · meningitis · anesthesia · epidural · injection · extraction · procedure · manometer
Device providing structural stability
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
- postureBody position, alignment
- orthopedicRelating to bone treatment
belt · corset · cushion · alignment · physiotherapy · chiropractic · adjustment · traction
Lasting psychological wound
- fractureSplit in hard material
- herniationOrgan protruding abnormally
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
whiplash · dislocation · damage · paralysis · rehabilitation · laminectomy · fusion · decompression
vertebrae
Interlocking bones of spine
backbone · discs · canal · nerves · lumbar · thoracic · cervical · sacral · coccyx · sacrum
cord
Flexible twisted strand
sensory · motor · pathway · impulse · ganglion · neurotransmitter · myelin · axon · dendrite · synaptic
puncture
Hole from penetration
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- fluidSubstance that flows
needle · diagnostic · meningitis · anesthesia · epidural · injection · extraction · procedure · manometer · pressure
brace
Device providing structural stability
orthopedic · belt · corset · cushion · alignment · physiotherapy · chiropractic · adjustment · traction · stabilization
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- fractureSplit in hard material
- herniationOrgan protruding abnormally
- compressionForcing into smaller space
stenosis · whiplash · dislocation · damage · paralysis · rehabilitation · laminectomy · fusion · decompression · rupture
- bone termsskeletal, osseous, bony, fractured, vertebral
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- injectionsflu shot, B12 shot, booster shot, cortisone shot, steroid injection
- anesthesiaanesthesiologist, general anesthesia, local anesthesia, sedation, epidural
- neuro termsneural, neuronal, cerebral, cortical, synaptic
spinalcranial
Of the skull
cerebral · intracranial · cephalic · cortical · peripheral
spinalperipheral
External computer add-on
appendicular · sternal · limb · extremity · visceral
- sent shivers down someone's spineCaused intense fear reaction
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- down the spine
- spinal tapCerebrospinal fluid sampling procedure
- spinal injuryTrauma to vertebral column
- spinal columnSegmented skeletal axis
spine, spiny, spinal cord, spinal tap, spinal column, spina bifida, spinal canal, spinal nerves, spinal fluid