spinal+column
61Clustered column — Column Col umn, n. [L. columna, fr. columen, culmen, fr. cellere (used only in comp.), akin to E. excel, and prob. to holm. See {Holm}, and cf. {Colonel}.] 1. (Arch.) A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling,… …
62spinal anaesthesia — 1. suppression of sensation, usually in the lower part of the body, by the injection of a local anaesthetic into the subarachnoid space. A very fine needle is used to reduce the amount of cerebrospinal fluid that escapes as the needle penetrates… …
63spinal anaesthesia — 1) suppression of sensation, usually in the lower part of the body, by the injection of a local anaesthetic into the subarachnoid space. A very fine needle is used to reduce the amount of cerebrospinal fluid that escapes as the needle penetrates… …
64Spinal root of accessory nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = radix spinalis nervi accessorii, pars spinalis nervi accessorii GraySubject = 206 GrayPage = 913 Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = r 02… …
65spinal cord — A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the back. It is surrounded by three protective membranes, and is enclosed within the vertebrae (back bones). The spinal cord and the brain make up the central nervous system, and… …
66spinal axis — the vertebral column and spinal cord considered as a unit; sometimes the term also includes the skull …
67spinal 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 meningoceles do …
68spinal cord — the portion of the central nervous system enclosed in the vertebral column, consisting of nerve cells and bundles of nerves connecting all parts of the body with the brain. It contains a core of grey matter surrounded by white matter ( overleaf) …
69vertebral column — spinal column, spine, backbone …
70spinal curvature — 1. any of the normal primary or secondary curvatures of the vertebral column; see curvatura primaria columnae vertebralis and curvaturae secundariae columnae vertebralis. 2. deviation of the spine from its normal direction or position; see… …
