Meaning & use

intraspinal

adjective·Advanced

Located or occurring within the spinal canal or the spinal cord itself.

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The doctor recommended an intraspinal injection to relieve the patient's chronic back pain.

An intraspinal tumor was found pressing against nerves in the lower back.

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A technical medical term; do not confuse it with 'intraspecies', which describes a different concept entirely.

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