Meaning
spinal
- relating to or affecting the spine or spinal cord
In a sentence
Il paziente ha subito una grave lesione al midollo spinale.
The patient suffered a severe injury to the spinal cord.
I riflessi spinali funzionano normalmente durante la visita medica?
Are the spinal reflexes functioning normally during the medical examination?
Il chirurgo non ha riscontrato complicazioni a livello spinale.
The surgeon did not find any complications at the spinal level.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spinale | masculine · singular |
| spinale | feminine · singular |
| spinali | masculine · plural |
| spinali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Most commonly heard in medical expressions like 'midollo spinale' (spinal cord).