spinal canal
noun
variants
or less commonly spinal cavity
: a canal in the spinal column through which the spinal cord passes and is delimited dorsally by the arches on the dorsal side of the vertebrae
called also vertebral canal
Examples of spinal canal in a Sentence
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Spinal stenosis is a condition where the spinal canal or a nerve root is compressed by bone and connective tissue in the back, often as a result of degenerative joint or disk disease.
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Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
About the width of a thumb, your sciatic nerve starts in the lower part of the spinal canal and then splits to run down through your pelvic area, each buttock and thigh, and along each leg to your feet and toes.
—Laura Riley, Parents, 2 Sep. 2023
Six months after patients received an injection into their spinal canals, the levels of the protein biomarkers had risen but remained an average of 55 to 65 percent lower than before treatment.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
People who have narrow spinal canals may develop spinal cord compression.
—Sarah Fielding, Health, 3 July 2023
Neurosurgeons discovered that Roach was suffering from Chiari malformation, a congenital condition that is caused when the lower part of the brain descends into the spinal canal.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2023
That neurological injury would be caused by the fracture pushing back into the spinal canal where the spinal cord is and with that comes paralysis.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2023
However, producing and hearing speech influences some enduring aspects of our skeletons too, including the hyoid bone, ear ossicles and the portion of the spinal canal that holds nerves involved in precisely controlling breathing.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
The bright regions in the spinal canal and brain represent cerebrospinal fluid; the long string extending down the body is the spinal cord.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
About the width of a thumb, your sciatic nerve starts in the lower part of the spinal canal and then splits to run down through your pelvic area, each buttock and thigh, and along each leg to your feet and toes.
—Laura Riley, Parents, 2 Sep. 2023
Six months after patients received an injection into their spinal canals, the levels of the protein biomarkers had risen but remained an average of 55 to 65 percent lower than before treatment.
—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
People who have narrow spinal canals may develop spinal cord compression.
—Sarah Fielding, Health, 3 July 2023
Neurosurgeons discovered that Roach was suffering from Chiari malformation, a congenital condition that is caused when the lower part of the brain descends into the spinal canal.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2023
That neurological injury would be caused by the fracture pushing back into the spinal canal where the spinal cord is and with that comes paralysis.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2023
However, producing and hearing speech influences some enduring aspects of our skeletons too, including the hyoid bone, ear ossicles and the portion of the spinal canal that holds nerves involved in precisely controlling breathing.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
The bright regions in the spinal canal and brain represent cerebrospinal fluid; the long string extending down the body is the spinal cord.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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“Spinal canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinal%20canal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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