| spinal nerve |
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)
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| spinal puncture |
lumbar puncture: removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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| spinal animal |
an animal whose spinal cord has been severed, thus cutting off communication with the brain.
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| spinal meningocele |
hernial protrusion of the meninges through a defect in the vertebral column (spina bifida), usually posteriorly, forming a fluid-filled sac; locations are almost always in the thoracic or lumbar region although cervical and sacral ones do occur. See also myelomeningocele.
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| spinal pachymeningitis |
inflammation of the dura of the spinal column.
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