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Adjective: spinal  spI-nul
  1. Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord
    "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"
Noun: spinal  spI-nul
  1. Anaesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anaesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
    "The surgeon chose spinal anaesthesia for the knee replacement surgery";
    - spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia

Derived forms: spinals

Type of: regional anaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], regional anesthesia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Spinal