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
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With wear and tear, the fibrous ring can rupture, allowing the core to break into the spinal canal where the neurons live.
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Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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.
—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
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Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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.
—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
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“Spinal canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinal%20canal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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