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Definition of spinal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spinal

adjective

/ˈspaɪnl/

/ˈspaɪnl/

[usually before noun] (specialist)

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connected with the spine (= the long bone in the back)
- spinal injuries
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Spinal is used with these nouns:
cord
fracture
injury
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin spinalis, from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone’.

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