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Definition of spinal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spinal

adjective
 
/ˈspaɪnl/
 
/ˈspaɪnl/
 [usually before noun] (specialist)
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  1. connected with the spine (= the long bone in the back)
    • spinal injuries
    Topics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySpinal is used with these nouns:
    • cord
    • fracture
    • injury
    • …
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin spinalis, from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone’.
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