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spinal [noun]
He suffered a spinal fracture.
他遭受了脊柱骨折。
脊柱的；脊椎的
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脊柱的；脊椎的
of or relating to the spine or spinal cord
He suffered a spinal fracture.
他遭受了脊柱骨折。
脊柱的
Of or relating to the spine.
The doctor examined her spinal injury.
医生检查了她的脊柱损伤。
He felt a sharp pain in his spinal area after lifting the box.
搬箱子后，他感到脊柱区域一阵剧痛。
The spinal column protects the spinal cord.
脊柱保护着脊髓。
He suffered a spinal fracture.
他遭受了脊柱骨折。
She has a spinal condition.
她患有脊柱疾病。
Not this
He injured his spine cord.
Use this
He injured his spinal cord.
“spine”是名词，不能用作形容词修饰“cord”；应使用形容词“spinal”表示“脊柱的”。
Not this
The doctor examined his spinal chord.
Use this
The doctor examined his spinal cord.
“cord”指索状组织（如脊髓），“chord”是音乐术语“和弦”，二者发音相似但含义不同，这里应使用“cord”。
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脊髓
The spinal cord transmits signals between the brain and the body.
脊髓在大脑和身体之间传递信号。
脊柱
The spinal column consists of 33 vertebrae.
脊柱由33块椎骨组成。
脊柱损伤
He suffered a spinal injury in the accident.
他在事故中遭受了脊柱损伤。
脊柱手术
The patient underwent spinal surgery to relieve the pressure.
患者接受了脊柱手术以缓解压力。
脊神经
Each spinal nerve connects to a specific region of the body.
每条脊神经连接身体的一个特定区域。
腰椎穿刺
A spinal tap is performed to diagnose meningitis.
进行腰椎穿刺以诊断脑膜炎。
Use spinal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
脊柱（spine）加形容词后缀-al，即为“脊柱的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：医学、解剖学 通常用于医学或解剖学语境，比较正式，但日常生活中也常见于描述脊柱相关的事物。
只有 final 与 spinal 押韵（重读元音和后续音素相同，均为 /aɪnəl/）。criminal、original、terminal、journal、nominal 虽拼写以 -inal 或 -nal 结尾，但重读元音不同，发音有别，请注意区分。
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