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See also: spinał and spínal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spīnālis (of or belonging to the spine), from spīna (a prickle, spine) + -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, spine + -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spinal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the spine.
    1. Of or pertaining to the spinal cord.
    2. (zoology) (of a frog or other experimental animal) Having a pithed brain, but an intact surgically isolated spinal cord.

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Noun

spinal (plural spinals)

  1. (medicine, colloquial) A spinal anesthesia.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spinal (feminine spinale, masculine plural spinaux, feminine plural spinales)

  1. (anatomy) spinal

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spinal (strong nominative masculine singular spinaler, not comparable)

  1. spinal

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch spinaal (spinal), from Late Latin spīnālis (of or belonging to the spine).

Pronunciation

Adjective

spinal (comparative lebih spinal, superlative paling spinal)

  1. (anatomy) spinal

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Interlingua

Adjective

spinal (not comparable)

  1. spinal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spinal, Late Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna. Doublet of the inherited spinare.

Adjective

spinal m or n (feminine singular spinală, masculine plural spinali, feminine and neuter plural spinale)

  1. spinal

Declension

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