of or relating to the spine or the spinal cord
- short for spinal anaesthesia
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
spi•nal /ˈspaɪnəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anatomyof or relating to a spine or thornlike structure, esp. the backbone.
n. [countable]
- Medicinea pain-killing injection in the spine:The doctor gave her a spinal for her pain.
spi•nal
(spīn′l),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
spi′nal•ly, adv.
- Anatomyof, pertaining to, or belonging to a spine or thornlike structure, esp. to the backbone.
n.
- Medicinea spinal anesthetic.
- Late Latin spīnālis, equivalent. to Latin spīn(a) spina + -ālis -al1
- 1570–80
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'spinal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accessory nerve
- afferent
- amyelia
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- arachnoid
- back
- backbone
- brainstem
- caudal anesthesia
- central nervous system
- cephalochordate
- cerebrospinal
- cerebrospinal fluid
- cerebrospinal meningitis
- cervical plexus
- chemonucleolysis
- chiropractic
- cholesterol
- clonus
- coccyx
- commissure
- concussion
- cord
- cordotomy
- dermatome
- dibucaine
- dimetrodon
- diphycercal
- dorsal
- dorsispinal
- dura mater
- efferent
- encephalomyelitis
- ependyma
- epidural
- epidural anesthesia
- equine encephalitis
- foramen magnum
- ganglion
- garrote
- gid
- glioma
- gray matter
- grey matter
- hemal
- herniated disk
- horseradish peroxidase
- hump
- hunchback