spinal
adjective/ˈspaɪnl/
/ˈspaɪnl/
[usually before noun] (specialist)- connected with the spine (= the long bone in the back)
- spinal injuries
Oxford Collocations DictionarySpinal is used with these nouns:- cord
- fracture
- injury
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin spinalis, from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone’.Definitions on the go
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