Noun: spinal canal
- The canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
"A herniated disc can put pressure on the spinal canal, causing pain";
- vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis
Derived forms: spinal canals
Type of: canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
Part of: back, backbone, rachis [technical], spinal column, spine, vertebral column
Encyclopedia: Spinal canal