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Spinal canal   /spˈaɪnəl kənˈæl/   Listen
Spinal canal

noun
1.
The canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes.  Synonyms: canalis vertebralis, vertebral canal.






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... 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



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