| spinal curvature |
an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column
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| spinal fluid |
clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
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| spinal fusion |
fusion: correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
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| 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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