"Spinal canal" Quotes from Famous Books
... accompanying illustration shows how these bacteria appear under the microscope; the drawing was made from fluid taken from the spinal canal of a patient suffering from cerebrospinal meningitis. These germs get within the skull and spinal canal, and produce violent inflammation of the coverings of the brain and cord; these membranes are called "meninges," hence the name "cerebrospinal meningitis." ... — Health on the Farm - A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene • H. F. Harris |